The Sea-coast: (1) Destruction, (2) Littoral Drift, (3) ProtectionLongmans, Green, 1903 - 361 páginas |
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... boulder clay containing rock fragments of all kinds is exposed on the beach at low water , and the stones , loosened during gales , are drifted shorewards . Beach Material derived from the Land . - The instances above quoted are ...
... boulder clay containing rock fragments of all kinds is exposed on the beach at low water , and the stones , loosened during gales , are drifted shorewards . Beach Material derived from the Land . - The instances above quoted are ...
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... boulder clay in the cliffs between Flamborough Head and the Humber travelled southwards along the beach to Spurn Point , where it accumulated . The removal , however , of large quantities of shingle for road- mending and concrete so ...
... boulder clay in the cliffs between Flamborough Head and the Humber travelled southwards along the beach to Spurn Point , where it accumulated . The removal , however , of large quantities of shingle for road- mending and concrete so ...
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... boulder clay and rock BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS BAY PLYMOUTH 17 Marthas Vineyard Cape Cod incetown CAPE COD BAY 14 8 Hr . 6 14 ATLANTIC OCEAN Figures denote denth in fathoms . FIG . 4. - Sand Spit , Cape Cod . which yield a large supply of ...
... boulder clay and rock BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS BAY PLYMOUTH 17 Marthas Vineyard Cape Cod incetown CAPE COD BAY 14 8 Hr . 6 14 ATLANTIC OCEAN Figures denote denth in fathoms . FIG . 4. - Sand Spit , Cape Cod . which yield a large supply of ...
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... boulder clay in cliffs , brick and china clay , gives the following results : - Silica . Alumina and oxide of iron Lime . Potash , soda , or magnesia Salt Carbonic acid . Organic matter Water loss , etc. - 66.22 13.25 4.27 2.70 1.23 ...
... boulder clay in cliffs , brick and china clay , gives the following results : - Silica . Alumina and oxide of iron Lime . Potash , soda , or magnesia Salt Carbonic acid . Organic matter Water loss , etc. - 66.22 13.25 4.27 2.70 1.23 ...
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... clay banks brought up by the tides and deposited in Boston Dock , whence it was dredged , elevated from the barges ... boulder clay after the stones and sand had been screened out , the particles varying in size from 1000 to 2000 to the ...
... clay banks brought up by the tides and deposited in Boston Dock , whence it was dredged , elevated from the barges ... boulder clay after the stones and sand had been screened out , the particles varying in size from 1000 to 2000 to the ...
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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