Saltburn to Flamborough Head

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How long is the coastal area ?
60 Km
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What type of rock is the Coastline ?
Sedimentary
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What direction does the wind blow in ?
NE- NW
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What direction do the waves flow
NE-SW
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How long is the fetch?
1500Km
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What is the tidal range
1.7m-5m
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What is the Longshore drift direction ?
N-S
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Which rock is NOT within the coastland
Marble, Granite
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What sediment cell is the coastline in
Sub cell 1d
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Flamborough Head is how long and made of what ?
8miles made of chalk (topped with till)
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How much can the non-resistant landforms erode in a year?
0.8m per year
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How much can the resistant landforms erode in a year?
0.1m per year
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what is NOT an example of a bay within the coastline ?
Flamborough Head
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How many geos are located in Selwick's Bay ?
50
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North York Moors (made of sandstone, shale and limestone is how many meters above sea level ?
400m
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Where is an example of a shore platform
Robin hood's bay
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What is the width of the shore platform
500m max sloped at 1 degree
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the cliffs have been mage by undercutting by wave action, the shore platforms have been made by waves and weatherinf
FAX
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what beaches are well developed
Scarborough and Filey bay
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what are Filey bay's characteristics
broad, flat, sand beach
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How long is the fetch?

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