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Orcombe Point

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Orcombe Point is a coastal feature near Exmouth, Devon, on the south coast of England. [1]

19 relations: Charles, Prince of Wales, Cretaceous, Cross-bedding, Devon, Exeter, Exmouth, Fossil, Geology, Jurassic, Jurassic Coast, List of places on the Jurassic Coast, Mudstone, Sandstone, Sandy Bay, Devon, Sedimentary rock, Sidmouth, Siltstone, South West Coast Path, Triassic.

Charles, Prince of Wales

Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is the heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Cretaceous

The Cretaceous is a geologic period and system that spans 79 million years from the end of the Jurassic Period million years ago (mya) to the beginning of the Paleogene Period mya.

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Cross-bedding

In geology, cross-bedding is layering within a stratum and at an angle to the main bedding plane.

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Devon

Devon, also known as Devonshire, which was formerly its common and official name, is a county of England, reaching from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south.

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Exeter

Exeter is a cathedral city in Devon, England, with a population of 129,800 (mid-2016 EST).

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Exmouth

Exmouth is a port town, civil parish and seaside resort, sited on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe.

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Fossil

A fossil (from Classical Latin fossilis; literally, "obtained by digging") is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age.

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Geology

Geology (from the Ancient Greek γῆ, gē, i.e. "earth" and -λoγία, -logia, i.e. "study of, discourse") is an earth science concerned with the solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time.

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Jurassic

The Jurassic (from Jura Mountains) was a geologic period and system that spanned 56 million years from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period Mya.

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Jurassic Coast

The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England.

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List of places on the Jurassic Coast

The following is a list of places on the Jurassic Coast in southern England, in East Devon and Dorset, from west to east.

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Mudstone

Mudstone, a type of mudrock, is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds.

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Sandstone

Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) mineral particles or rock fragments.

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Sandy Bay, Devon

Sandy Bay is a secluded bay with a sand beach, about long, in Exmouth, Devon, England.

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Sedimentary rock

Sedimentary rocks are types of rock that are formed by the deposition and subsequent cementation of that material at the Earth's surface and within bodies of water.

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Sidmouth

Sidmouth is a town situated on the English Channel coast in Devon, South West England, east-southeast of Exeter.

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Siltstone

Siltstone is a sedimentary rock which has a grain size in the silt range, finer than sandstone and coarser than claystones.

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South West Coast Path

The South West Coast Path is England's longest waymarked long-distance footpath and a National Trail.

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Triassic

The Triassic is a geologic period and system which spans 50.6 million years from the end of the Permian Period 251.9 million years ago (Mya), to the beginning of the Jurassic Period Mya.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcombe_Point

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