Undercliff landslip zone

E307796

The Undercliff landslip zone is a coastal area on the Isle of Wight characterized by extensive ancient and ongoing landslides that have created a distinctive, terraced landscape.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Undercliff landslip complex 1
Undercliff landslip zone canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal landform ⓘ
geological feature ⓘ
landslip zone ⓘ
affects buildings ⓘ
coastal infrastructure ⓘ
roads ⓘ
characterizedBy extensive ancient landslides ⓘ
ongoing landslides ⓘ
terraced landscape ⓘ
formedBy landslip activity ⓘ
marine erosion at the cliff base ⓘ
geologicalSetting clay-rich strata ⓘ
soft sedimentary rocks ⓘ
hasAgeCharacteristic ancient landslides ⓘ
recent landslides ⓘ
hasCause undercutting by the sea ⓘ
water infiltration ⓘ
weak geological strata ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalSignificance biodiversity value ⓘ
unique coastal habitats ⓘ
hasGeologicalProcess mass movement ⓘ
rotational landsliding ⓘ
slope instability ⓘ
translational landsliding ⓘ
hasLandscapeType coastal undercliff ⓘ
landslide complex ⓘ
hasOngoingProcess coastal erosion ⓘ
periodic slope failures ⓘ
hasScenicValue dramatic coastal views ⓘ
tourist interest ⓘ
hasTopography irregular hummocky ground ⓘ
stepped coastal terraces ⓘ
influences land use planning in the area ⓘ
local drainage patterns ⓘ
isKnownFor distinctive terraced scenery ⓘ
ongoing ground movement ⓘ
isSubjectOf geological studies ⓘ
landslide hazard assessments ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Isle of Wight ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedOn south coast of the Isle of Wight ⓘ
partOf Isle of Wight coastline ⓘ
posesRiskTo settlements within the zone ⓘ
transport links along the coast ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Niton → hasLandform → Undercliff landslip zone ⓘ
Isle of Wight coastline → notableFor → Undercliff landslip complex ⓘ
linked to: Undercliff landslip zone