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Portal:Sea cave
[[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. Some of the largest wave-cut caves in the world are found on the coast of Norway, but are(contracted; show full)
* Moore, D.G. 1954. Origin and development of sea caves. ''National Speleological Society Bulletin'', 16: 71–76
* Sjöberg, Rabbe, 1988: Coastal Caves Indicating Preglacial Morphology in Norway. Cave Science, The Transactions of the British Cave Research Association, Vol. 15, nr. 3, p. 99-103.


== External links ==
* [http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave/seacaves/seacaves.html Photos and information] on sea caves in the Virtual Cave
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* [http://www.andymcinroy.com/5port.htm Great Sea Caverns] of County Antrim, Ireland - Photographic Project

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