Chesil Flashcards

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land forms at Chesil?

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  • swanage (headland and bay)
  • old harry (caves, stack, stump)
  • bar at chesil beach
  • durdle door= arch
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Old Harry rocks

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  • headland made out of chalk. Goes out into the sea so vulnerable to high energy waves. Formed Old Harry over time
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Chesil beach

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  • example of a bar. Sediment has been deposited over time to form a spit. The spit has continued to join the Isle of Portland. Behind the spit there is a Fleet, a lagoon
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Swanage bay

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  • the area around Swanage is made up of bands of hard and soft rock. Soft=clay and sands Hard=chalk and limestone. Clay erodes quicker than hard rock forming headlands and bays
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