Facts and Data
Webpages:
Official Unesco Page
The Jurassic Coast of Dorset and East Devon
Protectedplanet.net
Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 2001
Size of heritage: 2,550 ha
Coordinates:
Longitude: -1,010°
Latitude: 50,706°
About
The cliff exposures along the Dorset and East Devon coast provide an almost continuous sequence of rock formations spanning the Mesozoic Era, or some 185 million years of the earth's history. The area's important fossil sites and classic coastal geomorphologic features have contributed to the study of earth sciences for over 300 years.
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