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。& b# K* @: @. m
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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。
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$ Q# }+ r" x0 N- A# Q4 E! }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。An aerial view of the latest chalk slip at the White Cliffs of Dover
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1 I4 f7 H/ F0 x0 z0 V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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1 }. r) y( Z% O5 M* ?5.39.217.77The Kent landmark has suffered large rockfalls before, most significantly in January last year
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When the cliffs tumble, locals have described it as 'like a lorry going down the hill'& U) o w3 D1 z
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: D H3 L: A4 Q6 `+ y5 v' U0 }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 Lighthouse公仔箱論壇, I* ^. o. p5 ?, y
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Collapse: Thousands of tons of the White Cliffs of Dover have plunged into the sea in a landfall last Friday, Dover Coastguard said5.39.217.77( T) H( E2 E0 F0 Z
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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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& w! y5 Y8 u0 O! c% WTVBNOW 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。Cliff 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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: Z3 l# q$ e7 E. |8 X9 w3 `$ c公仔箱論壇Collapse: 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
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F( W# a- A+ ^; _0 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvbCliff face fall: The collapse may have been caused by rain freezing after being absorbed into the chalk and then expanding, causing it to weaken5 M$ l1 L2 S% Z: G1 p0 f
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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' S0 }+ s/ e& ]7 V+ n$ D
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5 P. B! h# G" t/ gFamous landmark: The White Cliffs of Dover, with a lighthouse on top, seen from the car ferry port5.39.217.770 a5 K0 r. g% n: T8 Z$ K. s8 A
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