Geography Case Study - Swanage Coastline

• Describe Swanage

  Swanage is a seaside town on the south coast of England. It has many coastal landforms
• Describe the coastline at Swanage

  • Discordant coastline
  • Alternating bands of hard rock and soft rock
  • Swanage bay is made up of soft clay surrounded by headlands
• What erosion landforms can be found at Swanage?

  • Headland - Peveril point
  • Headland - Ballard point
  • Headland - Handfast point
  • Stacks - Old Harry rocks
• What deposition landforms can be found at Swanage?

  • Swanage bay
  • Studland sand dunes
  • Studland spit