Climate history revealed!:: OS grid SW3530 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

SW3530 : Climate history revealed!

near to Bosavern, Cornwall, Great Britain

Climate history revealed!

Bottom: current beach - rounded rocks
Middle: raised beach (rounded pebbles but above current sea level) from warm period 120000 years ago (Mediterranean Climate in south Britain)
Top: head deposits (angular - broken by ice action) from 100000-20000 years ago when area was tundra and ice covered much of Britain.

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2002

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Grid Square: SW3530, 41 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Hugh Venables (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph (First for SW3530)
First in 5 Years (TPoint) ^?
Date Taken: Saturday, 24 August, 2002 (more nearby)
Submitted: Saturday, 29 October, 2005
Category: Cliffs (more nearby)
Subject Location: OSGB36: SW 356 308 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:7.0954N 5:42.0032W