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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 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]]'''shit!!!''' 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 t(contracted; show full){{Caves}}
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