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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]].I LIKE      POTATOES!!!!M                        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. 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 formation 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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