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Posted: 27 Feb 2011


Taken: 12 Feb 2011

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1/125 f/6.3 44.0 mm ISO 400

Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL


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East Yorkshire
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Narrowing the field - very recent coastal erosion at Skipsea, East Yorkshire

Narrowing the field - very recent coastal erosion at Skipsea, East Yorkshire
Average coastal erosion rates for this part of the Holderness coast are in excess of 2.5 metres per year but sometimes a great chunk will go all at once. The main mechanism for the erosion is failure and collapse of the Skipsea Till (grey/brown in the photo) by rotational landslides. The slipped material is readily removed by the sea during storms and high tides, exposing a fresh cliff face which rapidly becomes unstable, eventually failing once more.

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 Gudrun
Gudrun club
2,5 m on average is a lot! Buying a house anywhere near this coast wouldn't be a good idea..
9 years ago.

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