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A sea cave, is also known as a littoral cave, a type of cave formed primarily by the wave action of the sea. The primary process involved is erosion. Sea caves are found throughout the world, actively forming along present coastlines and as relict sea caves on former coastlines. Some of the largest wave-cut caves in the world are found on the coast of Norway, but are now 100 feet or more above present sea level. These would still be classified as littoral caves. By contrast, in places like Thailand's Phang Nga Bay, solutionally formed caves in limestone have been flooded by the rising sea and are now subject to littoral erosion, representing a new phase of their enlargement.

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Blue Grotto, Sea cave at Waiʻānapanapa State Park, Ana Kai Tangata, Blue Grotto, Keelung Fairy Cave, Dōgashima Tensōdō, Blue Grotto, grotte des Hirondelles, goule ès Fées, grotte des Sirènes, Cueva del Gigante, Avaiki Cave, Grotta dei Cervi, Grotta dei Fantasmi, inghiottitoio della Dragunara, grotta della Madonnina, Cueva del Pirata, Klettshellir, Monk's Cave, grotta dell'Elefante Bianco, 芥屋の大門, 青の洞窟, Ōderayama Cave Site, Fingal's Cave, Piper's Hole, Merlin's Cave, The Gloup, Grotte de la Roche Percée, Grottes de Kersiguérou-Kerloc'h, Sdragonato, goule au Loup, Grotte de la Cotentin, Blue Cave, class, Cathedral Caves, Hakusan Dōmon, Bashian Caves, Grotte Sainte-Marine, Trou du Diable, Grotte de l'Autel, Yakataishi no Nanatsugama, Inome Cave, Grotta Azzurra, 

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  • Ana Kai Tangata ⓘ
    sea cave on Easter Island, Chile
  • Asahi Dōmon ⓘ
  • Avaiki Cave ⓘ
    sea cave in Niue
  • Bashian Caves ⓘ
    cave in Changbin, Taitung County, Taiwan
  • Blue Cave ⓘ
  • Blue Grotto ⓘ
    sea cave on the coast of Capri, Italy
  • Blue Grotto ⓘ
    Sea caverns in Malta
  • Blue Grotto ⓘ
    sea cave in Biševo
  • Buddha's Hand Cave ⓘ
  • Cathedral Caves ⓘ
    sea cave in New Zealand
  • Coral Lagoon ⓘ
    Sea cave on Malta
  • Cueva del Gigante ⓘ
    cave in Cartagena, Spain
  • Cueva del Pirata ⓘ
  • Dōgashima Tensōdō ⓘ
    sea cave in Japan
  • Fenggui Cave ⓘ
    cave in Penghu, Taiwan
  • Fingal's Cave ⓘ
    cave in the United Kingdom  
  • Furna do Negro ⓘ
    Sea cave in Porto da Cruz, Madeira
  • Gorham's Cave ⓘ
    natural sea cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar: one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe
  • goule au Loup ⓘ
  • goule ès Fées ⓘ
  • Grotta Azzurra ⓘ
  • Grotta dei Cervi ⓘ
  • Grotta dei Fantasmi ⓘ
  • grotta dell'Elefante Bianco ⓘ
    grotto in Valbrenta
  • grotta della Madonnina ⓘ
  • Grotte de l'Autel ⓘ
  • Grotte de la Cotentin ⓘ
  • Grotte de la Roche Percée ⓘ
  • grotte des Hirondelles ⓘ
  • grotte des Sirènes ⓘ
  • Grotte Sainte-Marine ⓘ
  • Grottes de Kersiguérou-Kerloc'h ⓘ
  • Hakusan Dōmon ⓘ
  • inghiottitoio della Dragunara ⓘ
  • Inome Cave ⓘ
    Archaeological site in Izumo, Japan
  • Keelung Fairy Cave ⓘ
    Buddhist cave in Keelung, Taiwan
  • Klettshellir ⓘ
    sea cave in Iceland
  • Merlin's Cave ⓘ
    sea cave in Cornwall, England
  • Mikurodo ⓘ
    Shinto shrine in Kōchi Prefecture, Japan
  • Monk's Cave ⓘ
    natural costal feature between Aberystwyth and Llanrhystud
  • Ōderayama Cave Site ⓘ
  • Piper's Hole ⓘ
    sea cave on Tresco, in the Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Sandanbeki Cave ⓘ
  • Sdragonato ⓘ
  • Sea cave at Waiʻānapanapa State Park ⓘ
    sea cave in Hawaii
  • Sea Caves near Cape Greco ⓘ
  • Sea Lion Caves ⓘ
    Oregon, United States
  • Shitaara Dōmon ⓘ
  • Shizu no Iwaya ⓘ
  • Sotomo ⓘ
  • The Gloup ⓘ
    collapsed sea cave on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Trou du Diable ⓘ
  • Tsurigane Dōmon ⓘ
  • Yakataishi no Nanatsugama ⓘ
    sea cave on the coast of Karatsu, Saga, Japan
  • Yodo-no-domon ⓘ
  • 芥屋の大門 ⓘ
  • 青の洞窟 ⓘ
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Beach and cliffs near Porte d’Aval, Étretat-8219Beach and cliffs near Porte d’Aval, Étretat-8219
500px photo (55206974)500px photo (55206974)
"Grotto (of the Pages) in Malta", opposite Fort Ricasoli (1806), by Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe DUCROS
The CaveThe Cave
003 Froðba grotten Hol í Hellu003 Froðba grotten Hol í Hellu
Kiama blowhole 1Kiama blowhole 1
Littoral sinkholeLittoral sinkhole
Wewnątrz jaskini - panoramioWewnątrz jaskini - panoramio
Nanatsugama (2728452178)Nanatsugama (2728452178)
Cueva en los acantilados de Heimaey, Islas Vestman, Suðurland, Islandia, 2014-08-17, DD 085Cueva en los acantilados de Heimaey, Islas Vestman, Suðurland, Islandia, 2014-08-17, DD 085
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitecaveAna Kai Tangatasea caveWikidata
    sitecaveAsahi Dōmonsea caveWikidata
    sitecaveAvaiki Cavesea caveWikidata
    sitecaveBashian Cavessea caveWikidata
    sitecaveBlue Cavesea caveWikidata
    sitecaveBlue GrottoMuseum of the Italian Ministry of Culture, museum for an artifact of industrial archaeology, Italian national museum, archaeological park, show cave, historic house museum, sea caveWikidata
    sitecaveBlue Grottosea caveWikidata
    sitecaveBlue Grottoshow cave, sea caveWikidata
    sitecaveBuddha's Hand Cavesea caveWikidata
    sitecaveCathedral Cavessea caveWikidata
    sitecaveCoral Lagoonsea caveWikidata
    sitecaveCueva del Gigantesea caveWikidata
    sitecaveCueva del Piratasea caveWikidata
    sitecaveDōgashima Tensōdōsea caveWikidata
    sitecaveFenggui Cavesea caveWikidata
    sitecaveFingal's Cavesea cave, show caveWikidata
    sitecaveFurna do Negrosea caveWikidata
    sitecaveGorham's Cavesea cave, archaeological site, caveWikidata
    sitecavegoule au Loupsea caveWikidata
    sitecavegoule ès Féessea caveWikidata
    sitecaveGrotta Azzurrasea cave, caveWikidata
    sitecaveGrotta dei Cervisea caveWikidata
    sitecaveGrotta dei Fantasmisea caveWikidata
    sitecavegrotta dell'Elefante Biancosea caveWikidata
    sitecavegrotta della Madonninasea caveWikidata
    sitecaveGrotte de l'Autelsea caveWikidata
    sitecaveGrotte de la Cotentinsea caveWikidata
    sitecaveGrotte de la Roche Percéesea caveWikidata
    sitecavegrotte des Hirondellessea caveWikidata
    sitecavegrotte des Sirènessea caveWikidata
    sitecaveGrotte Sainte-Marinesea caveWikidata
    sitecaveGrottes de Kersiguérou-Kerloc'hsea caveWikidata
    sitecaveHakusan Dōmonsea caveWikidata
    sitecaveinghiottitoio della Dragunarasea caveWikidata
    sitecaveInome Cavesea cave, archaeological siteWikidata
    sitecaveKeelung Fairy CaveBuddhist temple, Keelung City cultural heritage, sea caveWikidata
    sitecaveKlettshellirsea caveWikidata
    sitecaveMerlin's Cavesea caveWikidata
    sitecaveMikurodoShinto shrine, sea caveWikidata
    sitecaveMonk's Cavesea caveWikidata
    sitecaveŌderayama Cave Sitesea cave, archaeological siteWikidata
    sitecavePiper's Holesea caveWikidata
    sitecaveSandanbeki Cavesea caveWikidata
    sitecaveSdragonatosea cave, caveWikidata
    sitecaveSea cave at Waiʻānapanapa State Parksea caveWikidata
    sitecaveSea Caves near Cape Grecosea caveWikidata
    sitecaveSea Lion Cavessea caveWikidata
    sitecaveShitaara Dōmonsea caveWikidata
    sitecaveShizu no Iwayasea caveWikidata
    sitecaveSotomosea cave, coastWikidata
    sitecaveThe Gloupsea caveWikidata
    sitecaveTrou du Diablesea caveWikidata
    sitecaveTsurigane Dōmonsea caveWikidata
    sitecaveYakataishi no Nanatsugamajoint, sea cave, tourist attractionWikidata
    sitecaveYodo-no-domonsea caveWikidata
    sitecave芥屋の大門sea cave, jointWikidata
    sitecave青の洞窟sea caveWikidata
    commonsimageBeach and cliffs near Porte d’Aval, Étretat-8219 Commons
    commonsimage500px photo (55206974) Commons
    commonsimage"Grotto (of the Pages) in Malta", opposite Fort Ricasoli (1806), by Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe DUCROS Commons
    commonsimageThe Cave Commons
    commonsimage003 Froðba grotten Hol í Hellu Commons
    commonsimageKiama blowhole 1 Commons
    commonsimageLittoral sinkhole Commons
    commonsimageWewnątrz jaskini - panoramio Commons
    commonsimageNanatsugama (2728452178) Commons
    commonsimageCueva en los acantilados de Heimaey, Islas Vestman, Suðurland, Islandia, 2014-08-17, DD 085 Commons
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