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Jurassic Coast
Sign in to saveAlso known as Dorset and East Devon Coast
World Heritage Site in England
Key facts
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Criteria
- Natural: viii
- Inscription
- 2001 (25th Session )
- Website
- Official website
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Jurassic Coast | Things To Do, Events & Attractions | JurassicCoast.com
Explore the UNESCO-listed Jurassic Coast that is an awe-inspiring stretch of coastline in England, featuring dramatic cliffs, fossil-rich beaches, and stunning natural beauty, perfect for history buffs and nature lovers.
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Encyclopedic overview
The Jurassic Coast, also known as the Dorset and East Devon Coast, is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. It stretches from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset, a distance of about 96 miles (154 km), and was inscribed on the World Heritage List in mid-December 2001.
The site spans 185 million years of geological history, coastal erosion having exposed an almost continuous sequence of rock formation covering the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. At different times, this area has been desert, shallow tropical sea and marsh, and the fossilised remains of the various creatures that lived there have been preserved in the rocks.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jurassic Coast” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.