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。! R( T6 T( w% m$ a1 |& a8 B5 Q
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An aerial view of the latest chalk slip at the White Cliffs of Dover
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% a% I9 L7 f$ |1 r: |" S5.39.217.77The collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing
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0 _' u+ C; K$ F" HWhen the cliffs tumble, locals have described it as 'like a lorry going down the hill'5.39.217.779 W4 O' `4 \4 z" m$ u+ K3 r
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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 Lighthouse8 u k l2 ]0 i! F( a7 o$ B) S' ^
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4 c! S9 D; x N( L8 p公仔箱論壇Collapse: Thousands of tons of the White Cliffs of Dover have plunged into the sea in a landfall last Friday, Dover Coastguard saidTVBNOW 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。( S! p9 k: N' F1 j" U# M
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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
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$ Y; B4 x" b/ ~# z# m6 V( kCollapse: Thousands of tons of chalk fell from the white cliffs of Dover in an area known as Crab Bay. Here a woman surveys the damageTVBNOW 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。' e7 X3 r# X/ S; t( r8 X- p
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8 P& Z* H6 p3 A. c1 N2 Ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbImmortalised: A Spitfire flies over the White Cliffs which were popularised by Dame Vera Lynn's wartime song The White Cliffs of Dover
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# I7 v4 |1 J3 L+ p; O! L公仔箱論壇Famous landmark: The White Cliffs of Dover, with a lighthouse on top, seen from the car ferry port
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