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Qingshui Cliff

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397: 388: 43: 282:, and is classified as a metamorphic complex area of Dananao on the geological map. Because there are very few coastal cliffs in the world that exhibit such a great elevation drop, the natural landscape of "high cliff valley" makes Qingshui cliff a rare coastal cliff. The coast of the Qingshui Cliff is continually beaten and eroded by the sea water of the Pacific Ocean, and the rock walls on it are subject to natural forces such as earthquakes and typhoons. The beaches below are full of different sizes of marble stones, from giant boulders to grains of sand. 56: 63: 561:
Tseng, Shu-Ping; Wang, Chao-Jun; Li, Shou-Hsien; Lin, Si-Min (2015). "Within-island speciation with an exceptional case of distinct separation between two sibling lizard species divided by a narrow stream".
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Lin, Hung-Du; Chen, Ying-Rong; Lin, Si-Min (2012). "Strict consistency between genetic and topographic landscapes of the brown tree frog (
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near the cliffs after it collided with a truck that rolled down onto the tracks, killing at least 51.
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forming a fault line. The outcropping above sea level is composed of metamorphosed limestone
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Qingshui Cliff can act as a dispersal barrier. It separates the eastern and western
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The formation of the Qingshui Cliff was caused by the orogenic movement, with the
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The depiction of Qingshui Cliff is featured in the newly issued
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Coastal cliffs in Xiulin Township, Hualien County, Taiwan
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Cliffs

Qingshui Cliff is located in Taiwan
24°13′08″N 121°41′36″E / 24.2188°N 121.6932°E / 24.2188; 121.6932
Xiulin
Hualien County
Taiwan
Cliff
Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin
Tongyong Pinyin
Wade–Giles
Xiulin Township
Hualien County
Taiwan
Pacific Ocean
Suhua Highway
Yilan
Hualien
Taiwan
Taroko National Park
Philippine Plate
Eurasian Plate
marble
gneiss
schist
passport of the People's Republic of China
Taipei
Beijing
clades

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