Jurassic Coast

The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site in south England. The 95 mile (155km) long site starts at Orcombe Point near Exmouth in East Devon and ends at Old Harry Rocks near Swanage in East Dorset. The site consists of Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous cliffs spanning the Mesozoic Era, documenting 180 million years of geological history.

Related Topics:
World Heritage Site - England - Orcombe Point - Exmouth - Devon - Old Harry Rocks - Swanage - Dorset - Triassic - Jurassic - Cretaceous - Mesozoic

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The site contains a number of unique geological features and landforms, and shows excellent examples of different landforms, including the natural arch at Durdle Door, as well as the cove and limestone folding at Lulworth Cove. Chesil Beach has fine examples of both tombolos and storm beaches. The site has stretches of both concordant and discordant coastlines. The site is the subject of international field studies because of the quality of the geology and the example of management.

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Natural arch - Durdle Door - Cove - Limestone folding - Lulworth Cove - Chesil Beach - Tombolo - Storm beach - Concordant - Discordant - Field studies

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It was featured on the TV programme Seven Natural Wonders as one of the wonders of the South West.

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In a 2005 poll of Radio Times readers, the Jurassic Coast was named as the 5th greatest natural wonder in Britain.

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Poll - Radio Times

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