Costal management - Holderness coast

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Where is Holderness coast?
North east England
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What is the coats primarily made of?
Soft boulder clay
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Which way are the prevailing winds?
Southward down the coast
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What's a piece of important infrastructure located near the coast?
The B1242 road
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What is the gas terminal located by the cliff called?
Easington
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What's the engineering strategy that prevented erosion at Easington?
1.1km stretch of rock armour
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What engineering stratagey were used at Mappleton and when?
Rock armour, rock groynes, 1991
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What was the cost for Mappleton?
2 million
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What were the effects o engineering at Easington?
increased erosion south of Mappleton, loss of habitat on spurn head
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