Holderness coastline
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The Holderness coastline is a rapidly eroding stretch of England’s east coast in East Yorkshire, known for its soft boulder clay cliffs, disappearing villages, and coastal management challenges.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holderness coast | 2 |
| Holderness coastline canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastline
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Holderness plain ⓘ |
| climate | temperate maritime climate ⓘ |
| coastalManagement |
groynes
ⓘ
managed retreat in some areas ⓘ rock armour ⓘ sea walls ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| erosionCause |
longshore drift
ⓘ
soft unconsolidated geology ⓘ storm waves ⓘ wave action from the North Sea ⓘ |
| erosionRate | among the highest in Europe ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Flamborough Head ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Spurn Point ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
coastal management challenges
ⓘ
disappearing villages ⓘ narrow beaches ⓘ rapid coastal erosion ⓘ soft cliffs ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Flamborough Head
ⓘ
Spurn Point ⓘ clay cliffs ⓘ low-lying farmland ⓘ |
| hasGeology |
boulder clay
ⓘ
glacial till ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent | loss of several medieval villages to the sea ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
arable farming
ⓘ
pastoral farming ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Riding of Yorkshire
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Sea ⓘ |
| lostSettlement |
Hornsea Burton
ⓘ
Old Kilnsea ⓘ Owthorne ⓘ Ravenser Odd ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Hull ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Bridlington
ⓘ
Hornsea ⓘ Withernsea ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yorkshire and the Humber
ⓘ
surface form:
Yorkshire and the Humber region
east coast of England ⓘ |
| risk |
infrastructure damage
ⓘ
loss of agricultural land ⓘ property loss ⓘ |
| studiedFor |
coastal erosion processes
ⓘ
coastal management strategies ⓘ |
| typicalErosionRate | around 1 to 2 metres per year ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Holderness coast