Geology of England

hills in South East England

thumb|upright=1.35|Current extent of Avalonia highlighted in yellow Avalonia was a microcontinent in the Paleozoic era. Crustal fragments of this former microcontinent are terranes in parts of the eastern coast of North America: Atlantic Canada, and parts of the East Coast of the United States. In addition, terranes derived from Avalonia also make up portions of Northwestern Europe, being found in England, Wales and parts of Ireland.

range of hills in the United Kingdom

ridge of chalk hills in south east England

chalk plateau in England

thumb|Chine forming on soft cliffs at Compton, Isle of Wight thumb|Shanklin Chine, circa 1910. A chine () is a steep-sided coastal gorge where a river flows to the sea through, typically, soft eroding cliffs of sandstone or clays. The word is used in central Southern England—notably in East Devon, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight—to describe such topographical features. The term 'bunny' is sometimes used to describe a chine in Hampshire. The term chine is also used in some Vancouver suburbs in Canada to describe similar features.

Plateau in southern England

geologic structure in southern England and northern France