TG1943 : Chalk rafts below Wood Hill

near to East Runton, Norfolk, Great Britain

Chalk rafts below Wood Hill
Chalk rafts below Wood Hill
The white chalk rafts seen in the cliff section on the approach to and directly below Wood Hill > LinkExternal link were shaped by ice, raising up to 40 metres above beach level. The chalk is composed of calcium carbonate from the remains of microscopic marine organisms that once lived in a warm shallow sea which covered this area between 62 and 132 million years ago. Layers of flint pebbles can be seen embedded in the chalk. The layer above is the so-called Cromer Stone Bed, covered by Weybourne Crag, outcrops of which can be seen on the foreshore near East Runton Gap and also by Wood Hill, further to the west > LinkExternal link. Weybourne Crag dates from about 2 million years ago; it is composed of grey shelly sands that sit on top of a bed of flints, pebbles and shells. Often the crag and stone layers are cemented together by iron pan, giving the deposit a reddish colour. LinkExternal link
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TG1943, 30 images   (more nearby - lo-fi)
Photographer
Evelyn Simak   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Wednesday, 7 May, 2008   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 8 May, 2008
Category
Geological feature   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 195 430 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:56.3723N 1:15.9781E
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TG 195 430
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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