Low cliffs on the Stour estuary at Harkstead
Introduction
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Low cliffs on the Stour estuary at Harkstead
Image: © Simon Mortimer Taken: 30 Mar 2021
The cliffs show exposures of the Harwich Formation of the London Clay, dating back to the Eocene. The London Clay is overlain by interglacial deposits of about 200,000 years BP which sometimes yield bones of rhino and mammoth.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.959269
Longitude
1.182429