2008

SY8082 : Downland scenery

taken 16 years ago, near to Chaldon Herring or East Chaldon, Dorset, England

Downland scenery
Downland scenery
A classic example of a chalk dry valley.
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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Category: Dry valley
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SY8082, 9 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 9 April, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 14 April, 2008
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 804 822 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:38.3927N 2:16.6613W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SY 805 820
View Direction
North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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