Dorset and East Devon Coast

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Dorset and East Devon Coast is a renowned stretch of England’s southern shoreline, often called the Jurassic Coast, famous for its dramatic cliffs, rich fossil beds, and geological history spanning millions of years.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site ⓘ
coastal region ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Jurassic Coast ⓘ
containsSite Beer ⓘ
Charmouth ⓘ
Chesil Beach ⓘ
Durdle Door ⓘ
Lulworth Cove ⓘ
Lyme Regis ⓘ
Portland Bill ⓘ
Sidmouth ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
extendsFrom Orcombe Point near Exmouth ⓘ
extendsTo Old Harry Rocks near Swanage ⓘ
linked to: Isle of Purbeck
fossilType ammonites ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ
marine reptiles ⓘ
plant fossils ⓘ
geologicalFeature arches ⓘ
barrier beach ⓘ
coves ⓘ
sea cliffs ⓘ
stacks ⓘ
geologicalTimeSpan Cretaceous ⓘ
Jurassic ⓘ
Mesozoic Era ⓘ
Triassic ⓘ
hasDesignation Site of Special Scientific Interest (multiple sections) ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2001 ⓘ
knownFor coastal erosion landforms ⓘ
dramatic cliffs ⓘ
geological diversity ⓘ
paleontological significance ⓘ
rich fossil beds ⓘ
length about 155 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Dorset ⓘ
East Devon ⓘ
England ⓘ
managedBy local authorities of Dorset and Devon ⓘ
partOf English Channel coast ⓘ
southern coast of England ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
tourismActivity coastal walking ⓘ
fossil hunting ⓘ
geology field trips ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria viii ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus natural ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Portland, Dorset, England → UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
Bournemouth → region → Dorset coast ⓘ
linked to: Dorset and East Devon Coast
Southern England Chalk Formation → extendsTo → Dorset coast area ⓘ
linked to: Dorset and East Devon Coast
World Heritage Sites in England → hasPart → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
Isle of Purbeck → partOf → Dorset Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Dorset and East Devon Coast
Weymouth, Dorset, England → partOf → Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site buffer area ⓘ
linked to: Dorset and East Devon Coast
Swanage → partOf → Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site area ⓘ
linked to: Dorset and East Devon Coast
Lulworth Cove → partOf → Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Dorset and East Devon Coast
Golden Cap → UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponentOf → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
Chapman’s Pool → protectedStatus → World Heritage Site (as part of the Jurassic Coast) ⓘ
linked to: Dorset and East Devon Coast
Isle of Portland → UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
Jurassic Coast Trust → focusesOn → Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site ⓘ
linked to: Dorset and East Devon Coast
Wareham → nearWorldHeritageSite → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
Wareham, Dorset, England → hasNearbyWorldHeritageSite → Dorset and East Devon Coast ⓘ
Weymouth Harbour → partOf → Jurassic Coast tourism area ⓘ
linked to: Dorset and East Devon Coast
Sandbanks → partOf → Jurassic Coast area hinterland ⓘ
linked to: Dorset and East Devon Coast
Dorset Downs → isPartOf → Dorset chalk landscapes ⓘ
subject linked to: Dorset Downs area
linked to: Dorset and East Devon Coast