Stretching 154 km from Exmouth in Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset (Figure 1), the Jurassic Coast presents an impressive 185 million years of geological history, covering the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Considered a ‘walk through time’ due to its almost continuous sequence of geological records, this stretch of coastline received UNESCO World Heritage status in 2001. Apart from the contribution that this piece of coastline has made to the study and understanding of geology it also displays a diverse range of coastal landforms — arches, pinnacles, stacks, coves and spits.
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