因為大雨和天氣寒冷,英國著名觀光景點“多佛白壁”上月崩塌,約有重達數千噸、面積相當於一個足球場大的巨塊石灰崩塌後掉落海中。公仔箱論壇0 @& w2 p; {, f
, z) k4 C* J% i* N4 l: g幾千萬年前在英格蘭南部海藻化石形成的白堊崖,從法國橫越英吉利海峽到英國都會看到這片白壁,一直是英國著名的景觀。不過,由於海藻化石不夠強硬,一碰到大雨就會崩落,因此常有白堊崩塌。5.39.217.77) _9 w) _3 k; t& G1 o5 K( z, |8 ]
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An aerial view of the latest chalk slip at the White Cliffs of Dover
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The collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing
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& K! b% { ]: p- H3 m- V) Stvb now,tvbnow,bttvbThe Kent landmark has suffered large rockfalls before, most significantly in January last year
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2 j! Y, y' q# X& t' ITVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。When the cliffs tumble, locals have described it as 'like a lorry going down the hill'
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A spokeswoman for the National Trust - which looks after parts of the chalk grassland in the area - said the cliff-fall happened between Langdon Cliffs and South Foreland Lighthouse6 l- \; Z3 p- ] m) x7 ]8 X
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' W) H8 l, v/ _! l- NCollapse: Thousands of tons of the White Cliffs of Dover have plunged into the sea in a landfall last Friday, Dover Coastguard said
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% m1 d( d( Q* n( P5 aDover Coastguard said no one was injured but that it serves as a reminder that if people are walking along the cliff-top or underneath, that the cliff can crumble away3 m# r2 P4 i5 N9 t( T% \
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% w; i. ^0 G" |3 ECliff investigation: Dover Coastguard said a full survey has yet to be carried out to determine the exact amount and length of cliff that crumbled on Friday
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. z4 G' P, n: Z! rCollapse: Thousands of tons of chalk fell from the white cliffs of Dover in an area known as Crab Bay. Here a woman surveys the damage/ V1 ~+ q/ W7 ~$ K5 `' K. d, d
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3 \$ M0 o, }7 s. A3 q! C p8 y9 b公仔箱論壇Immortalised: A Spitfire flies over the White Cliffs which were popularised by Dame Vera Lynn's wartime song The White Cliffs of Dovertvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" v; m' n& `4 C7 C2 }3 d
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Famous landmark: The White Cliffs of Dover, with a lighthouse on top, seen from the car ferry port
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