Example of the features
Example 1
The Southwest
has many examples of Headlands and Bays.
e.g. the coast
around Lulworth Cove.
Fun Facts!
Along this
section of coast the rocks have been tilted into a near vertical position. The
oldest rocks, the Portland Limestone, provide a barrier to the sea but behind
it are progressively softer rocks, Purbeck Limestone, Lower Greensand, Walden
Clay and Upper Greensand. The youngest rocks are the Chalk, which, although
soft, is massive in thickness.
Swanage Bay
a coastal town
and civil parish in the south east of Dorset, England.
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