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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Durdle Door, Lulworth, Dorset, England, UK.
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David Noton / Durdle Door, Lulworth, Dorset, England, UK.
Rocks exposed at low tide on Broad Bench, Kimmeridge Bay, Isle of Purbeck, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, October 2008
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Guy Edwardes / Rocks exposed at low tide on Broad Bench, Kimmeridge Bay, Isle of Purbeck, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, October 2008
Basalt columns, entrance to Fingal's Cave, Staffa, Inner Hebrides, NW Scotland
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Rick Price / Basalt columns, entrance to Fingal's Cave, Staffa, Inner Hebrides, NW Scotland
Coastal erosion washes road away on Yorkshire coast, UK
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Ben Osborne / Coastal erosion washes road away on Yorkshire coast, UK
Warning sign for Road closure due to coastal erosion undermining the cliff, Yorkshire, UK
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Ben Osborne / Warning sign for Road closure due to coastal erosion undermining the cliff, Yorkshire, UK