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Holderness
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- 1Where is Holderness?Eastern England
- 2What is Holderness comprised of?Three distinct coastal units
- 3What are the three distinct coastal units of Holderness?Flamborough Head (N), Bridlington Bay to Spurn Head and Spurn Head
- 4What is Flamborough Head?A chalk promontory that exhibits many typical landforms associated with coastal erosion
- 5What is Bridlington Bay to Spurn Head?An extensive zone of erosion and sediment transfer characterised by a very rapid rate of cliff retreat
- 6What is Spurnhead?A classic spit formed at the estuary of the river Humber
- 7What are the cliffs in holderness made of?Chalk
- 8What direction does the wind blow towards holderness?From the north east
- 9What happened in 1953?300 people lost their lives along the east coast from a storm surge
- 10How does longshore drift operate in holderness?From the north to the south
- 11What have parts of the coastline been protected with?Hard engineering
- 12What areas have been protected?Hornsea and Mappleton
- 13How does a lack of beach effect a cliff?Leaves it much more vulnerable to undercutting and collapse
- 14Why have the chalk cliffs been eroded?Faults and joints in the chalk are exploited
- 15Why is there deposition in the bay?Waves are detracted by the cliffs and lose their energy in the bay
- 16How far has bridlington bay retreated since roman times?5km
- 17What area benefits from bridlington bay's erosion?Spurn head
- 18When was Spurn head formed?8000 years ago
- 19When did Spurn head become a spit?1849
- 20When did the national trust buy the spit?1960
- 21What happened to the spit in 2013?A storm surge hit and, as the national trust was unable to maintain the defences and so buildings were destroyed and roads were swept away
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