Isle of Sheppey Flashcards
1
Q
Location
A
South east England in the county of Kent
2
Q
Types of coastal defences
A
Sea wall, groynes, rip rap, revetments
3
Q
Reasons for sites being left unprotected
A
They did not have enough population to be valued as worth protecting and many sites were being used for the uncovering of fossils.
4
Q
Amount eroded in the last 200 years
A
500m
5
Q
Locations
A
Shellness, Leysdown Beach, Little Groves Park, Warden Bay, Sheerness
6
Q
Sediment received from
A
Fluvial sediment received from the river Thames and Medway
7
Q
Number of homes at risk of collapsing in the next decade
A
124 along a 4 mile stretch
