Chesil Beach
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Chesil Beach is a famous shingle barrier beach on the south coast of England, forming part of the Jurassic Coast and linking the Isle of Portland to mainland Dorset.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chesil Beach canonical | 14 |
| Chesil Cove | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
barrier beach
ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ shingle beach ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
The Fleet lagoon
ⓘ
surface form:
The Fleet Lagoon
|
| coast | south coast of England ⓘ |
| connects |
Isle of Portland
ⓘ
mainland Dorset ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| feature |
steep shingle bank
ⓘ
storm beach ridge ⓘ tombolo-like connection to Isle of Portland ⓘ |
| forms | barrier between the sea and the Fleet Lagoon ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | Jurassic Coast sedimentary sequences ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriodRepresented |
Mesozoic Era
ⓘ
surface form:
Mesozoic
|
| hasEcosystem |
coastal shingle habitat
ⓘ
lagoon ecosystem at The Fleet ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus |
Site of Special Scientific Interest
ⓘ
Special Area of Conservation ⓘ Special Protection Area ⓘ World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Isle of Portland
ⓘ
Lyme Bay ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal geomorphology
ⓘ
graded shingle size along its length ⓘ important wildlife habitats ⓘ scenic landscape ⓘ |
| length |
about 18 miles
ⓘ
about 29 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dorset
ⓘ
England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| material | shingle ⓘ |
| municipality |
Weymouth
ⓘ
surface form:
Weymouth and Portland
|
| near |
Portland Harbour
ⓘ
Weymouth ⓘ |
| ocean | English Channel ⓘ |
| orientation | northwest–southeast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
ⓘ
Jurassic Coast ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
fossil hunting (nearby Jurassic Coast)
ⓘ
sea fishing ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf |
Jurassic Coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site
|
| usedFor |
angling
ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ recreation ⓘ walking ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chesil Cove