HERITAGE RECORD · 1029

Dorset and East Devon Coast

多塞特和东德文海岸

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The cliff exposures along the Dorset and East Devon coast provide an almost continuous sequence of rock formations spanning the Mesozoic Era, or some 185 million years of the earth's history. The area's important fossil sites and classic coastal geomorphologic features have contributed to the study of earth sciences for over 300 years.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ575976 ↗

Administrative areaQ55231693 · Q21694695

WikipediaJurassic Coast ↗

Chinese Wikipedia侏罗纪海岸 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(viii)An outstanding record of Earth’s history, geological processes or significant landforms.

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