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Geological map of Dorset Stratigraphic column. Dorset / ˈ d ɔːr s ɪ t / (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. Covering an area of 2,653 square kilometres (1,024 sq mi); it borders Devon to the west, Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north-east, and Hampshire to the east.
The geological structure of the county is easily visible in places, making Dorset a suitable place for geological study. The rocks outcropping in Dorset are all of sedimentary origin, and were formed in the Jurassic, Cretaceous and Paleogene periods of geological history. The oldest rocks are found in the west and north of the county, the ...
Woodland in Aunt Mary's Bottom SSSI, Dorset. This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the county of Dorset, England, United Kingdom.In England the body responsible for designating SSSIs is Natural England, which chooses a site because of its fauna, flora, geological or physiographical features. [1]
Corfe Castle. The Isle of Purbeck is a peninsula in Dorset, England.It is bordered by water on three sides: the English Channel to the south and east, where steep cliffs fall to the sea; and by the marshy lands of the River Frome and Poole Harbour to the north.
The Poole Basin coincides with the area of the "Tertiary Beds" (beige) in this geological map of Dorset. Poole Basin is a geological formation that forms the western part of the much larger Hampshire Basin from which it is separated by the River Avon.
The Dorset Heaths coincide closely with the area of the "Tertiary Beds" (beige) in this geological map of Dorset View across Poole Harbour from Arne looking towards Brownsea Island. The Dorset Heaths form an important area of heathland within the Poole Basin [2] in southern England. Much of the area is protected.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Geology of Dorset (5 C, 47 P) H. Heaths of Dorset ... Royal Air Force stations in Dorset (8 P) W. Geography of Weymouth ...
The name is derived from the Isle of Portland in Dorset where the strata are exposed and have been extensively worked. Rocks of this age have in the past been called the Portlandian stage by geologists, which corresponds with the late Tithonian stage of the internationally used geological timescale.