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Where is the Holderness coast?
East coast England
,
Yorkshire
, North sea
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How long is the Holderness coast?
61km
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What are the towns on the coast line (in order?)?
Flamborough
head, Bridilgton, Selwick bay,
Hornsea
, Mapleton, Withernsea, Spurn Head
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What is the population of the coastline?
32,000
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How much do tourist bring in?
£20
million and
1000
jobs
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What is the coast comprised of?
Chalk
in the North and
boulder clay
(till) in the South
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How fast does the coastline erode?
2m
per year,
2
million tonnes a year
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How far back has the coast gone since roman times?
5km
, lost
23
towns and villages
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Why is it eroding so quickly?
The prevailing wind is South West, the
North Sea
has many storms that can cause storm surges and
freeze thawing
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Where is hold the line implemented?
Mappleton
,
Hornsea
, Withernsea, Bridilgton
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Where is manged implemented?
Selwick bay
,
Spurn head
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Where are there groynes and rock armour?
Mappleton
(with a
sea wall
), Withernsea, Hornsea
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What effect is the sea having on Flamborough head?
The sea is
undercutting
and eroding the cliffs
chalk base
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What is Spurn Head?
A
spit
that is now a
nature reserve
after being a military base, it protects the boats in the Humber estuary behind it
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