Coasts - Jurassic Coast

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How long is the Jurassic coast?

95 miles from Exmouth to Swanage

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When did the Jurassic coast become a UNESCO world heritage site?

2001

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How many years of geological history?

185 million years

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Bays and their geology

Studland Bay - bagshot beds

Swanage Bay - wheldon beds

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Headlands and their geology

Peveril point and Durlston head - Purbeck limestone

Ballard point - chalk

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seaward-dipping cliff example

Furzy Cliff, Weymouth

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landward-dipping cliff example

Stair hole

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example of rocks deforming

Lulworth crumple

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fetch

3000 miles

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cliff fall example

East Cliff at West Bay in Dec 2024