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Jurassic Coast: A Geological Time Capsule Along the English Channel

The Jurassic Coast, officially recognized as the Dorset and East Devon Coast, is a unique stretch of coastline that runs for approximately 96 miles (154 km) along the English Channel in southern England. This World Heritage Site, inscribed in 2001, offers a remarkable glimpse into Earth's history, spanning nearly 185 million years of the Mesozoic Era.

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UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site

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.

UNESCO Justification of the World Heritage Site

Criterion (viii): The coastal exposures within the site provide an almost continuous sequence of Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous rock formations spanning the Mesozoic Era and document approximately 185 million years of Earth history. The site includes a range of internationally important fossil localities – both vertebrate and invertebrate, marine and terrestrial - which have produced well preserved and diverse evidence of life during Mesozoic times.

Encyclopedia Record: Jurassic Coast

The Jurassic Coast, also known as the Dorset and East Devon Coast, is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. It stretches from Exmouth in East Devon to Studland Bay in Dorset, a distance of about 96 miles (154 km), and was inscribed on the World Heritage List in mid-December 2001.

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