Case Study - The Holderness Coast
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- Holderness Coast
- Location
- It's found along the East Coast of England
- It's found between Flamborough Head (North) and Spurn Head (south), with Mappleton in the middle
- It erodes by 2 metres per year because till is made from bedrock from glaciers
- Geology
- The chalk is very resistant rock, however, the clay is very neasily eroded
- The processes of erosion are hydraulic action, freeze-thaw, abrasion, solution and carbonation
- Spurn Head
- 6 Km long spit, caused by wind, waves and river estuary
- Mappleton
- Lies upon unconsolidated till, which is soft and erodes quickly
- Flamborough Head
- Many features e.g. arches, wave-cut platforms and caves
- Chalk rock (not easily eroded)
- Impacts
- Enironmental
- SSSI are threatened e.g. lagoons South of Easington
- Groynes make beaches narrow in other areas
- Rising sea levels threaten coastline more
- Economic
- Caravan sites have had to expand inland
- Property prices have dropped, insurance is difficult to get at Mappleton
- Social
- B1242 was nearly lost
- Mappleton could be 30th village to be lost to sea
- Homes near cliffs at Skipsea are at risk of collapsing into sea
- Enironmental
- Location
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