Also means
chalk cliff
Usage Note
Kalkfelsen is an exposed outcrop or cliff of limestone. Germany's Alb regions and chalk coastlines have famous Kalkfelsen; climbers prize them for friction and the whitish colour is distinctive in the landscape.
Examples
"Die weißen Kalkfelsen von Rügen sind kilometerweit zu sehen."
Natural Translation
The white limestone rocks of Rügen can be seen for kilometres.
Literal Translation
The white limestone-rocks of Rügen are kilometres-far to see.
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