Cliffs of Dorite

The Drake-Ovian Mountains which separate Drake from Ovi have been undergoing uplift for the past 50 million years. This uplift was countered by erosion, most notably at their southernmost extent at the coast of the Dorite Sea. Here, between a subtropical beach and a montane steppe, rises the Cliffs of Dorite, with a highest peak at 96 meters above the beach. The Cliffs show varying rock strata composed of mostly metamorphic and igneous rock at its base and sedimentary layers near its peak. Boulders from the cliff-side regularly become scattered about the beach due to erosion. These boulders are regularly moved from the beach by storms so the beach rarely has more than a few large boulders at a time. Flora of the steppe are present right until the cliff edge, as the moist breezes and fog from the sea provides a more steady water source, at the expense of more salt in the area.