Dorset and East Devon Coast

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World Heritage Site coastal region tourist destination

Dorset and East Devon Coast is a renowned stretch of England’s southern shoreline, often called the Jurassic Coast, famous for its dramatic cliffs, rich fossil beds, and geological history spanning millions of years.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Dorset and East Devon Coast canonical 3
Dorset Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site 1
Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
coastal region ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Jurassic Coast ⓘ
containsSite Beer ⓘ
Charmouth ⓘ
Chesil Beach ⓘ
Durdle Door ⓘ
Lulworth Cove ⓘ
Lyme Regis ⓘ
Portland Bill ⓘ
Sidmouth ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
extendsFrom Orcombe Point near Exmouth ⓘ
extendsTo Isle of Purbeck ⓘ
surface form: Old Harry Rocks near Swanage
fossilType ammonites ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ
marine reptiles ⓘ
plant fossils ⓘ
geologicalFeature arches ⓘ
barrier beach ⓘ
coves ⓘ
sea cliffs ⓘ
stacks ⓘ
geologicalTimeSpan Cretaceous ⓘ
Jurassic ⓘ
Mesozoic Era ⓘ
Triassic ⓘ
hasDesignation Site of Special Scientific Interest ⓘ
surface form: Site of Special Scientific Interest (multiple sections)
inscriptionYear 2001 ⓘ
knownFor coastal erosion landforms ⓘ
dramatic cliffs ⓘ
geological diversity ⓘ
paleontological significance ⓘ
rich fossil beds ⓘ
length about 155 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Dorset ⓘ
East Devon ⓘ
England ⓘ
managedBy local authorities of Dorset and Devon ⓘ
partOf South Coast of England ⓘ
surface form: English Channel coast

southern coast of England ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
tourismActivity coastal walking ⓘ
fossil hunting ⓘ
geology field trips ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria viii ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus natural ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Portland, Dorset, England → UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
Bournemouth → region → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dorset coast
Southern England Chalk Formation → extendsTo → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dorset coast area
World Heritage Sites in England → hasPart → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
Isle of Purbeck → partOf → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dorset Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site
Weymouth, Dorset, England → partOf → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site buffer area
Swanage → partOf → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site area
Lulworth Cove → partOf → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
this entity surface form: Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site
Golden Cap → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
Chapman’s Pool → protectedStatus → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Heritage Site (as part of the Jurassic Coast)