Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site

Official name

Dorset and East Devon Coast | UNESCO

Country

United Kingdom | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Dorset and East Devon, England
50.7055° Lat, -2.9898° Lon | Map

Code

1029

Time Zone

Europe/London (GMT, +0000)

Current Time

Category

Natural

Description

Inscribed 2001. 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.