✅COASTS Case Study - Holderness

Question 1

Where is Holderness coast

Answer 1

The east coast of England

Question 2

Is Holderness a high or low energy coastline

Answer 2

High energy- one of the fastest eroding coastlines in Europe

Question 3

Wave type

Answer 3

Destructive

Question 4

Holderness climate

Answer 4

Winter storms, causes surges

Question 5

What weathering at holderness?

Answer 5

Winter storms leads to saturation of clay cliffs, causes run off and slumping

Question 6

LSD formations

Answer 6

Goes southward towards the river Humber, a lower energy environment (slows down, deposits more)
Has created a 6km spit, mudflats behind that and sand dunes

Question 7

How long is it?

Answer 7

61km

Question 8

By how much has it been eroded inland in the last 100 years

Answer 8

200m

Question 9

What rocks is it made up of

Answer 9

Boulder clay & behind that, chalk

Question 10

Rock type at Flamborough head

Answer 10

Chalk

Question 11

Management strategies at Flamborough head

Answer 11

Do nothing- as chalk is less easily eroded

Question 12

Management strategies at Bridlington

Answer 12

Hold the line, 3.6km of sea walls and groynes

Question 13

Features of Hornsea

Answer 13

Seaside tourism, unconcolidated glacial deposit

Question 14

Management strategies at Hornsea

Answer 14

Hold the line, due to unconsolidated rock.
1.86km sea wall

Question 15

Management strategies at Easington

Answer 15

Do Nothing, retreat periodically.
As there are important gas terminals here which must be protected.
133,000 tonnes of rock used for defense.