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The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site

 
Description: The Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site is England's first natural World Heritage Site and is known as The ... more
The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site ... Jurassic Coast.

Newest Review: ... leaflets that will help you understand how the world had evolved; the Triassic time (200 million years ago) when Britain is part of a super continent called Pangaea, the Jurassic time (140 million years ago) when continents separate, expansion of shallow seas form islands and encourage lives. Animals evolved and dinosaurs such as ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs walk and dominate earth. The ... more

 ... Cretaceous time (65 million years ago) is a period when the first flowering plant evolved, and dominance of the largest and most fearsome dinosaurs on earth. It is also the time when mass extinction took place bringing an end the reign of dinosaurs on Earth....more

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Premium Review The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site: Walk through time, maybe you will find a dinosaur! (798 words)
by - written on 26/02/09 (Very useful, 182 readings)
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In this times of economic uncertaintly, it is believed that more people are going to be having their holiday at home. The word "Staycation" was made up for this purpose. There are many lovely places in UK to visit, and one of the place I have visited and want to go back is on the southern coastline of England. In the south western part of England lies a stretch of magnificent coastline which has been class as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The coastline reveals million years of geological formation hence it is affectionately called The Jurassic Coast. The Jurassic Coast stretches from East Dorset near Swanage to Orcombe Point near ...  Read the complete review

 

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