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。
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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。TVBNOW 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。4 o8 d$ c) G2 E
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* O y1 o( Y: _4 ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAn aerial view of the latest chalk slip at the White Cliffs of Dover9 L ]! ]' a9 c
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- ?/ x i* I! u& k# n: {# g公仔箱論壇The collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing
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The Kent landmark has suffered large rockfalls before, most significantly in January last year " S7 r' f$ ]% E+ C0 K) o
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) _9 J. U) F% |6 F5 g! \5.39.217.77A 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 Lighthouse
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$ C7 n( d8 T0 _7 @$ R1 m# o5.39.217.77Collapse: 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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E) y4 ]! t+ Q, @7 w& j) _TVBNOW 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。Dover 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 away公仔箱論壇9 P0 |# S) J; {1 y; w) `' x
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* P. R* b! m3 [3 a$ OCollapse: Thousands of tons of chalk fell from the white cliffs of Dover in an area known as Crab Bay. Here a woman surveys the damage2 A: p) V' X( S' B- o/ Q2 j! z V
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Cliff face fall: The collapse may have been caused by rain freezing after being absorbed into the chalk and then expanding, causing it to weaken3 g- _2 I( N+ Z5 y- F4 n
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Immortalised: A Spitfire flies over the White Cliffs which were popularised by Dame Vera Lynn's wartime song The White Cliffs of Dover& e& G3 M) U w ]3 d6 |( B0 E4 l
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Famous landmark: The White Cliffs of Dover, with a lighthouse on top, seen from the car ferry port公仔箱論壇! [ O6 X" G$ x% b- I# C5 x
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