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Cave Hole and the Broad Ope Crane. Cave Hole is a large cave on the south east side of the Isle of Portland, a large peninsular in Dorset, England.It has a blowhole and a wooden crane, known as Broad Ope Crane on the cliff top.
Sea-based blowhole Land-based blowhole. In geology, a blowhole or marine geyser is formed as sea caves grow landward and upward into vertical shafts and expose themselves toward the surface, which can result in hydraulic compression of seawater that is released through a port from the top of the blowhole. [1]
A blowhole is a cavity formed when a joint between a sea cave (formed by erosion) and the land surface above the cave becomes enlarged. The sea cave and the land surface become conjoined when the roof of the cave collapses. Blowholes are formed by the process of erosion.
The 'Sink Hole', a large blowhole formed by a collapsed sea cave, can be seen on a sloping field above the east side of the bay. [3] [4] Porthmissen Beach received the highest rating for water quality in 2008 and a good rating in 2002. [5] [6] No dogs are allowed on the beach during the summer months.
Yesnaby Castle sea stack Yesnaby Cliffs with a westerly wind blowing. Yesnaby (historic: Yeskenaby, Yestnaby) is a historic township [1] [2] in Sandwick, on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, Scotland, south of Skara Brae.
Blowhole may refer to: Blowhole (anatomy), the hole at the top of a whale's or other cetacean's head; Blowhole (geology), a hole at the inland end of a sea cave Kiama Blowhole in Kiama, Australia; The Blow Hole, a marine passage between Minstrel and East Cracroft Islands in the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada
The cave is unique within the UK [citation needed] in that the first chamber has been formed by the action of the sea, whereas the inner chambers are freshwater passages, formed from rainwater dissolving the carbonate dolomites. Partway through the cave the waters of Allt Smoo also drop in as a 20 metres (66 ft) high waterfall.
Cliffs at Flamborough Head The chalk tower near Flamborough Head. Built in 1669, this is the oldest surviving complete lighthouse in England. Flamborough Head (/ ˈ f l æ m b ər ə /) is a promontory, 8 miles (13 km) long on the Yorkshire coast of England, between the Filey and Bridlington bays of the North Sea.
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