The Sea-coast: (1) Destruction, (2) Littoral Drift, (3) ProtectionLongmans, Green, 1903 - 361 páginas |
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... Abbotsbury to Portland , 2 must have been accomplished under conditions very different to those which now exist . The drift along this part of the coast is eastward , and the cliffs to the west consist principally of lias , limestone ...
... Abbotsbury to Portland , 2 must have been accomplished under conditions very different to those which now exist . The drift along this part of the coast is eastward , and the cliffs to the west consist principally of lias , limestone ...
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... Abbotsbury , the Chesil Bank commences , the pebbles of which consist of flints of various colours , varying in size from to 4 inches at the western end ; at the Chesil end the shingle consists to a large extent of the black chert from ...
... Abbotsbury , the Chesil Bank commences , the pebbles of which consist of flints of various colours , varying in size from to 4 inches at the western end ; at the Chesil end the shingle consists to a large extent of the black chert from ...
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... ABBOTSBURY ARING Thorncombe Beacon R R R R 9 R Chesil Bank fathom fathom Line of f or mege 9 New DAWLISH TEIGNMOUTH B.Te Limestone Limestone Greenstone PAIGNTON R.Dart DARTMOUTH Diabase Slapton Slate Metamorphic Clerk Rock Ness ...
... ABBOTSBURY ARING Thorncombe Beacon R R R R 9 R Chesil Bank fathom fathom Line of f or mege 9 New DAWLISH TEIGNMOUTH B.Te Limestone Limestone Greenstone PAIGNTON R.Dart DARTMOUTH Diabase Slapton Slate Metamorphic Clerk Rock Ness ...
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... Abbotsbury , extends thence in a south - easterly direction to the Island of Portland , which it joins at Chesilton , the distance being 103 miles ; westward of Abbotsbury the shingle slopes down from the low cliffs as in the case of an ...
... Abbotsbury , extends thence in a south - easterly direction to the Island of Portland , which it joins at Chesilton , the distance being 103 miles ; westward of Abbotsbury the shingle slopes down from the low cliffs as in the case of an ...
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... Abbotsbury and Chesilton generally is covered with sand , with a few scattered patches of gravel and shells . There are two ledges of rock running nearly parallel with the bank , one at about 5 miles from the shore in 10 fathoms , and ...
... Abbotsbury and Chesilton generally is covered with sand , with a few scattered patches of gravel and shells . There are two ledges of rock running nearly parallel with the bank , one at about 5 miles from the shore in 10 fathoms , and ...
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The Sea-coast: 1. Destruction, 2. Littoral Drift, 3. Protection William Henry Wheeler Vista completa - 1902 |
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12 feet 20 feet alluvium angle bank of shingle basalt beach in front beach material Blackpool boulder clay boulders Bridlington carried chalk chalk cliffs channel chert Clacton clay cliffs consist coast coast-line composed concrete considerable constructed covered with sand denudation deposited depth derived direction distance dunes entrance erected erosion estuary extends face fathoms feet high Felixstowe flints flood tide foot formed gravel groynes half a mile harbour headland heavy gales height high groynes high tides high water Humber inches in diameter inland jetty Kilnsea land length limestone littoral drift London Clay low groynes low water marshes mile wide on-shore gales pebbles pier piles placed planking promenade protection quantity quartzite rise river rocks sand and shingle sand-hills sandstone sandy sea-wall seaward shingle and sand shingle-bank shore slope spring tides Spurn Point stones surface tidal timber varying wall washed width wind Withernsea yards long yards wide