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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. Some of the largest wave-cut caves in the world are found on the coast of Norway, but(contracted; show full)
*{{cite journal |author=Moore, D.G. |title=Origin and development of sea caves |journal=National Speleological Society Bulletin |volume=16 |issue= |pages=71–76 |year=1954 }}
*{{cite journal |author=Sjöberg, Rabbe |title=Coastal Caves Indicating Preglacial Morphology in Norway |journal=Cave Science, The Transactions of the British Cave Research Association |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=99–103 |year=1988 }}

== External links ==

{{Commonscat|Sea caves}}⏎
* [http://www.goodearthgraphics.com/virtcave/seacaves/seacaves.html Photos and information] on sea caves in the Virtual Cave

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[[Category:Coastal and oceanic landforms]]

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