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San Rafael Falls, the Glossary

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Collapsed arches
Destroyed landforms
Geography of Napo Province
Geography of Sucumbíos Province
Natural arches
Tourist attractions in Ecuador
Waterfalls of Ecuador

Aggradation

Aggradation (or alluviation) is the term used in geology for the increase in land elevation, typically in a river system, due to the deposition of sediment.

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Andes

The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America.

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Basalt is an aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the surface of a rocky planet or moon.

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Cabo Pantoja

Cabo Pantoja, formerly Rocafuerte and Pantoja, is a town in the Torres Causana District of the Loreto Department in Peru.

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Caldera

A caldera is a large cauldron-like hollow that forms shortly after the emptying of a magma chamber in a volcanic eruption.

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Cayambe Coca National Park

Cayambe Coca National Park is a national park in Ecuador located along the Equator about from Quito. San Rafael Falls and Cayambe Coca National Park are geography of Napo Province and geography of Sucumbíos Province.

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Coca Codo Sinclair Dam

The Coca Codo Sinclair Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Ecuador.

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Coca River

The Coca River is a river in eastern Ecuador.

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Debris flow

Debris flows are geological phenomena in which water-laden masses of soil and fragmented rock flow down mountainsides, funnel into stream channels, entrain objects in their paths, and form thick, muddy deposits on valley floors.

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El Chaco, Ecuador

El Chaco is a location in the Napo Province, Ecuador.

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Fluvial sediment processes

In geography and geology, fluvial sediment processes or fluvial sediment transport are associated with rivers and streams and the deposits and landforms created by sediments.

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Headward erosion

Headward erosion is erosion at the origin of a stream channel, which causes the origin to move back away from the direction of the stream flow, lengthening the stream channel.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Knickpoint

In geomorphology, a knickpoint or nickpoint is part of a river or channel where there is a sharp change in channel bed slope, such as a waterfall or lake.

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List of waterfalls by flow rate

This list of waterfalls by flow rate includes all waterfalls which are known to have an average flow rate or discharge of at least.

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Napo Province

Napo is a province in Ecuador.

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Napo River

The Napo River (Río Napo) is a tributary to the Amazon River that rises in Ecuador on the flanks of the east Andean volcanoes of Antisana, Sincholagua and Cotopaxi. The total length is. The river drains an area of ca 103,000 km2. The mean annual discharge at Mazán. San Rafael Falls and Napo River are geography of Napo Province and geography of Sucumbíos Province.

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National Polytechnic School (Ecuador)

The National Polytechnic School (Spanish: Escuela Politécnica Nacional), also known as EPN, is a public university in Quito, Ecuador.

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Natural arch

A natural arch, natural bridge, or (less commonly) rock arch is a natural landform where an arch has formed with an opening underneath. San Rafael Falls and natural arch are natural arches.

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Plunge pool

A plunge pool (or plunge basin or waterfall lake) is a deep depression in a stream bed at the base of a waterfall or shut-in.

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Puerto Francisco de Orellana

Puerto Francisco de Orellana, also known as El Coca, is the capital of province of Orellana in eastern Ecuador.

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Quito

Quito (Kitu), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area.

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River rejuvenation

In geomorphology a river is said to be rejuvenated when it is eroding the landscape in response to a lowering of its base level.

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Sinkhole

A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer.

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Sucumbíos Province

Sucumbíos is a province in northeast Ecuador.

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United States Army Corps of Engineers

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the military engineering branch of the United States Army.

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Volcanic dam

A volcanic dam is a type of natural dam produced directly or indirectly by volcanism, which holds or temporarily restricts the flow of surface water in existing streams, like a man-made dam.

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