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.

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Holderness coast 2
Holderness coastline canonical 1

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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

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

Flamborough Head partOf Holderness coastline
Spurn Point partOf Holderness coastline
this entity surface form: Holderness coast
Hornsea hasNearby Holderness coastline
this entity surface form: Holderness coast