What is Cove?
[[File:McWay cove 1.jpg|thumb|250px|{{center|A small cove}} ]] A '''cove''' is a small type of [[bay]] or [[coast]]al [[inlet]]. Coves usually have narrow, restricted [[:wikt:entrance|entrances]]. They are often circular or [[:wikt:oval|oval]], and are often found in a larger bay. Small, narrow, sheltered bays, inlets, [[creek (tidal)|creeks]], or recesses in a coast are often considered coves. The term can also be used to describe a [[valley]] between two [[Mountain|mountain ridges]].<ref>''Seekers of Scenery: Travel Writing from Southern Appalachia, 1840-1900'', eds. Kevin E. O'Donnell; Helen Hollingsworth (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2004), p. 334</ref> Coves are formed by differential [[erosion]].<ref>Ron Morton; Steve Morse, ''Gooseberry Falls to Grand Portage: A Walking Guide to the Hiking Trails in Minnesota's North Shore State Parks'' (Knife River, MN: Rockflower Press, 2007), p. 74</ref> Differential erosion occurs when softer [[Rock (geology)|rocks]] are worn away faster than the harder rocks around them. These rocks further erode to form a circular bay with a narrow entrance called a cove. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Geology]] [[Category:Landforms]] {{geo-stub}}