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L12 Inclined strata exposed by coastal erosion. County Kerry, Ireland
Position:
N52° 7'
W010° 25' approx
Elevation:
100' / 30m.
Image format:
MF
INCLINED STRATA EXPOSED BY COASTAL EROSION
Formerly horizontal, these layers of rock or STRATA have been
steeply titled by earth movements in the geological past. Now
exposed to attack by pounding waves and CORROSIVE sea water, these
rocks form steep cliffs at the edge of the land and the Atlantic
Ocean in County Kerry, Ireland, Europe. Rocks fall to the beach
where wave action grinds them into smaller and smaller fragments
- BOULDERS, PEBBLES and SAND GRAINS.
Less detail
Image Trail:
L10 Coastal erosion, inclined strata. Co. Kerry, Ireland
L14 Coastal erosion, inclined strata. Co. Kerry, Ireland
Links:
http://geography.com.sg/coasts/index.html
http://ec26.enrg.lsu.edu/educat/lessons/erosion/
http://homepages.go.com/~omegaman66/erosion/LaErosion.htm
http://elnino.usgs.gov/SMCO-coast-erosion/
http://catbert.er.usgs.gov/response/ |
