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Geology, Landscapes, and Land
Use of Dorset and East Devon
By: Angus Leger, University of Colorado.
Map of the World Heritage coast from
Orcombe Rocks to the Old Harry
Rocks.
World Heritage Site Bid Document
Access points and service centres – gateway towns to the W.H.C.
(http://www.jurassiccoast.com 2006).
Introduction to the Jurassic
Coast Word Heritage Site
(http://www.ethicalatheist.com/docs/will
iam_smith.html 2006)
Geology of the Dorset Coast
• Sedimentation
• Uplift and Tectonics
• Erosion
(West 2006)
General Dip to the East
(West 2006)
Landscapes and Land Use of the
Jurassic coast
West 2006
• River Mouth Towns
• Natural Harbors
(West 2006)
Fossils and Landslides
(West 2006)
The Isle of Purbeck
West 2006
Corfe Castle
Quarrying and Smuggling in Beer
(West 2006)
(www.gregoryferdinandsen.com/Old/Old_Images/St 2006)
Conclusion
• Agriculture
• Local Building Stone
• Jurassic Coast?
(West 2006)
References
•
http://www.jurassiccoast.com (2006) Jurassic Coast Dorset and East
Devon: World Heritage Site, UNESCO.
•
West, Ian (2006) http://www.soton.ac.uk/~imw/index.htm,Geology of the
.
Wessex Coast
•
http://www.ethicalatheist.com/docs/william_smith.html (2006) The Ethical
Atheist.
• www.gregoryferdinandsen.com/Old/Old_Images (2006).