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[[Image:seacaving.jpg|thumb|300px|Exploring a sea cave]]
A '''sea cave''', also known as a '''littoral cave''', is a type of [[cave]] formed primarily by the [[wave]] action of the [[sea]].  The primary process involved is deposition.  Sea caves are found throughout the world, actively forming along present coastlines and as relict sea caves on former coastlines. In places like Thailand's [[Phang Nga Bay]], solutional caves have been flooded by the rising sea and are now subject to littoral erosion.

Some of the best-known sea caves are European. [[Fingal's Cave]], on the Scottish island of [[Staffa]], is a spacious cave some 70 m long, formed in columnar basalt. The [[Blue Grotto (Capri)|Blue Grotto]] of [[Capri]], although smaller, is famous for the apparent luminescent quality of its water, imparted by light passing through openings underwater. The Romans built a stairway in its rear and a now-collapsed tunnel to the surface. The Greek islands are also noted for the variety and beauty of their sea caves. Numerous sea caves have been [[Speleology#Cave cartography|surveyed]] in England, Scotland, and in France, particularly on the Normandy coast. The largest sea caves are found along the west coast of the United States and in the Hawaiian islands. 

== Formation ==
[[Image:seacave fault.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Sea cave formation along a fault]]
[[Image:seacave dike.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Sea cave forI LIKE      POTATOES!!!!M                      mation along a dike]]
[[Image:littoral sinkhole.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Sea cave collapse]]
[[Image:Belvedere della Grotta di Nereo.jpg|thumb|left|250px| The "belvedere" watching place in the north [[Sardinia]] [[Nereo Cave]]]]
[[File:Akun Island basalt sea cave.jpg|thumb|right|[[Akun Island]] [[basalt]] sea cave]]
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