Cliff Collapse and Coastal Management: HOLDERNESS

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What are the cliffs made out of?
Soft boulder clay
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In the past 1000 years how many villages have been claimed by the sea?
29
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What are farmers loosing?
Valuable farming land
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What direct effect will cliff collapse have on tourists?
Holiday caravans collapse into the sea
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What happened in 1993?
Holbeck Hall Hotel slumped into the sea
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What are sea defenses at Mappleton causing?
Beaches further along the coast are being starved of seidment
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Where were two rock groynes erected?
Mappleton
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Where has a sea wall been erected to protect a gas station?
Eastington
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What has been installed along the coastline?
Offshore reefs of old tyres
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In the past 1000 years how many villages have been claimed by the sea?

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29

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What are farmers loosing?

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What direct effect will cliff collapse have on tourists?

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What happened in 1993?

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