Chesil Beach
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Chesil Beach is a major shingle beach structure in Dorset, England. Behind the beach is the Fleet, a shallow tidal lagoon. The beach runs for a length of 29 kilometres from West Bay to the Isle of Por
Chesil Beach and the Fleet at Langton Herring
"Gradation of Stones from Burton Bradstock to Chesilton", 1910
Effect of wave action on shingle transport
Large shingle at Chesil Cove (south-eastern end)
Tombolo
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A tombolo is a sandy or shingle isthmus. It is a deposition landform by which an island becomes attached to the mainland by a narrow piece of land such as a spit or bar. Once attached, the island is t
Chesil Beach
…from West Bay to the Isle of Portland and in places is up to 15 metres (50 ft) high and 200 metres (660 ft) wide. The beach is often identified as a tombolo, although research has revealed that it is in fact a barrier beach. Chesil Beach and the Fleet are part of the Jurassic Coast (a UNESCO World Heritage…
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