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Stories - Know Your Coastal Geomorphology! (17) More files...
Do you know your wave cut platforms from your tombolos? Our 20,000 miles of coastline are extremely varied and dynamic, with some landforms unique to the British Isles. This article features striking photographs from some of the country's most distinguished photographers, including Ross Hoddinott, David Noton and Guy Edwardes; all of whom show Britain's outstanding coastline in its best light.

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Ammonite fossil on beach, Charmouth, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, November 2004
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Guy Edwardes / Ammonite fossil on beach, Charmouth, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, November 2004
Durdle Door in late evening, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Dorset, UK
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Peter Lewis / Durdle Door in late evening, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Dorset, UK
Wavecut under red sandstone cliffs at Ladram Bay, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Devon, England, October 2007
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Guy Edwardes / Wavecut under red sandstone cliffs at Ladram Bay, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Devon, England, October 2007
Holywell bay (National Trust) with Carters / Gull rocks in the background, near Newquay, Cornwall, UK. June 2008
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Ross Hoddinott / Holywell bay (National Trust) with Carters / Gull rocks in the background, near Newquay, Cornwall, UK. June 2008
Flowering machair + beach Isle of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK
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Chris Gomersall / Flowering machair + beach Isle of Coll, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK
Sandstone cliffs and pebbles on beach at Beer Head, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Branscombe, Devon, England, December 2004
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Guy Edwardes / Sandstone cliffs and pebbles on beach at Beer Head, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Branscombe, Devon, England, December 2004
Sandbar (Tombolo) connecting St Ninians Isle to the mainland Shetland Isles, the sand is above sea level except at extremely high tides, and is accessible to walkers, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK
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Peter Lewis / Sandbar (Tombolo) connecting St Ninians Isle to the mainland Shetland Isles, the sand is above sea level except at extremely high tides, and is accessible to walkers, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK
Portland point, view west towards Chesil beach Dorset, UK
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Colin Varndell / Portland point, view west towards Chesil beach Dorset, UK
Collection of smooth pebbles from Auchmithie beach, Angus, Scotland, UK
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Niall Benvie / Collection of smooth pebbles from Auchmithie beach, Angus, Scotland, UK
Beach at Batshead, nr Lulworth, Dorset, England, UK
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David Noton / Beach at Batshead, nr Lulworth, Dorset, England, UK
The Old Man of Hoy (sea stack 150m), Orkney, Scotland, UK
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Jouan Rius / The Old Man of Hoy (sea stack 150m), Orkney, Scotland, UK
Quida Stacks in Ronas Voe, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
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Jouan Rius / Quida Stacks in Ronas Voe, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK