2016

TV5397 : Rough Bottom

taken 8 years ago, near to Friston, East Sussex, England

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Rough Bottom
Rough Bottom
Seven Sisters

Forming part of the South Downs on the South Coast, the Seven Sisters are a stunning series of white chalk cliffs between Cuckmere Haven and Birling Gap. They are the remnants of dry valleys in the chalk downs, which are gradually being eroded by the sea... Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link

Dry Valley (Chalk)

Dry valleys are relict landforms left over from the ice age. During the ice age, ice plugged all the pore spaces in the chalk rendering it impermeable. During the summer months meltwater would carve a valley and create the feature. After the ice age the chalk became permeable and porous and all surface water was lost leaving an obvious water carved valley, but now dry.
They are common on the dip slopes of Chalk escarpments.


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TV5397, 86 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 5 March, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 26 April, 2016
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TV 5331 9713 [10m precision]
WGS84: 50:45.2117N 0:10.3218E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TV 5325 9703
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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