Jurassic Coast
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| Locations | United Kingdom |
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| Criteria | Natural: viii |
| Did you know | The Jurassic Coast is made of Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous cliffs, spanning 185 million years of geological history. |
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| ID | 1031970 |
About Jurassic Coast
The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. It stretches from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset, a distance of about 96 miles, and was inscribed on the World Heritage List in mid-December 2001.
Jurassic Coast cliff falls tempt fossil hunters
... But on one stretch of Dorset s Jurassic Coast, major cliff falls are soon followed by an influx of fossil hunters, creating a headache for those tasked with keeping people safe...
Bibby Stockholm: Hoax listing for asylum barge on travel website
... The hoax listing on the website described the Bibby Stockholm as having a garden and offering views of Dorset s Jurassic Coast...
Hemel Hempstead boy finds megalodon shark tooth at Walton-on-the-Naze
... Jason said he and his son go to Walton-on-the-Naze to go fossil hunting once a year and also to the Jurassic Coast, a 95-mile (153km) long stretch of coastline in southern England...
Jurassic Coast: Large landslip at Seatown Beach
...Visitors to Dorset s Jurassic Coast have been warned after a large section of cliff collapsed on to a beach...
David Popa: Artist unveils dinosaur gallery for new David Attenborough series
... Popa used natural surroundings to create his art and, for this collection, went to the Jurassic Coast in the UK, Utah and Finland to make large-scale dinosaur portraits...
Royal Society: Four incredible objects that made science history
... Victorian dinosaursDinosaur hunter Gideon Mantell sent in detailed drawings from discoveries in 1849 he made of dinosaur fossils on the Jurassic Coast, in southern England...
By-election results: Six takeaways for Tories from the doorsteps
... 2/ Farmers on collision course with governmentAgriculture shapes the whole landscape of this constituency, from Exmoor to the Blackdown Hills to the Jurassic Coast...
Tiverton and Honiton: Can the Lib Dems turn a true-blue seat yellow?
... Sprawling from the fringes of Exmoor to a stretch of the Jurassic Coast, this cluster of villages and market towns was seen until recently as an extremely safe Conservative seat...
