Fossil Channel
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Fossil Channel by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.
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Fossil Channel
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 17 Sep 2021
The U-shaped feature is a cross-section of a channel that was filled up with sandstone deposited by a river during the Devonian period around 400 million years ago.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.875965
Longitude
-2.093471