2021

TV5496 : Coastal erosion resulting in a retreating coast at the Seven Sisters

taken 3 years ago, near to Birling Gap, East Sussex, England

Coastal erosion resulting in a retreating coast at the Seven Sisters
Coastal erosion resulting in a retreating coast at the Seven Sisters
The darker, seaward rocks, festooned in seaweed, show where the cliffs once stood while the white, scoured pavement like line of bedrock, in the centre of the photo, shows where more recent erosion has taken place. The rate at which the Seven Sisters cliffs erode is not constant but it is thought to vary between 60 cm to 1 metre per year on average. A measurement from the base of the present day cliffs to the shoreline would, thus, give an approximate date as to when the cliffs once stood there.

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Geographical Context: Coastal Geological interest Estuary, Marine Rocks, Scree, Cliffs Village, Rural settlement Primary Subject: Coast other tags: Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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Photographer
Adrian Diack   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 27 February, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 5 March, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TV 5474 9636 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:44.7738N 0:11.5178E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TV 5471 9638
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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