2021

TR1948 : Chalk dry valley

taken 3 years ago, near to Breach, Kent, England

Chalk dry valley
Chalk dry valley
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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TR1948, 25 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 16 April, 2021   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 10 August, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 1933 4852 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:11.6273N 1:8.2601E
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TR 1911 4862
View Direction
East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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