2014

SY8080 : Milky sea, St. Oswald's Bay, near Lulworth, Dorset

taken 10 years ago, near to West Lulworth, Dorset, England

Milky sea, St. Oswald's Bay, near Lulworth, Dorset
Milky sea, St. Oswald's Bay, near Lulworth, Dorset
The whole bay here is called St. Oswald's bay, with the nearer half known as Man O' War Bay, which faces the Man O' War Rocks seen in the sea.

A large cliff fall occurred in 2013, and the rubble is still visible on the shore in the far part of the bay, where the cliffs are stained yellow.

The milky white sea is caused by fine particles of chalk from the rock fall, and it is easy to see the current drawing the chalk out to sea and along the shore towards the viewer.

A closer view of the landslip can be seen in SY8180 : Landslip at St. Oswald's Bay, near Lulworth, Dorset. The photo also includes some people, giving a sense of the scale of the collapse.

Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Edmund Shaw and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Coastal Geological interest Estuary, Marine Rocks, Scree, Cliffs Primary Subject: Bay
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · St Oswald's Bay [32] · Near [22] · Sea [15] Other Photos: · Landslip at St. Oswald's Bay, near Lulworth, Dorset ·
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Photographer
Edmund Shaw   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 16 September, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 17 September, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 8084 8021 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:37.2766N 2:16.3324W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 8070 8029
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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