Chalk Cliffs and Lighthouse at Beachy Head, Sussex, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon.

Chalk Cliffs and Lighthouse at Beachy Head, Sussex, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon.

2-640-721 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

Chalk Cliffs and Lighthouse at Beachy Head, Sussex, 20th century. Chalk headland in East Sussex, England formed in the Late Cretaceous, between 66 and 100 million years ago, when the area was under the sea. Chalk was uplifted when the last Ice Age ended, sea levels rose and the English Channel formed.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. CM Dixon, attributed to: British: Photographer

Medium
  1. Photograph

Picture Type
  1. Landscape

Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England East Sussex

  1. 50 55 00 N , 000 13 00 E

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Geographical Features

Artistic Representations Landscapes


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4724x3168
File Size : 43,845kb


Aliases

  1. MMFD36
  1. 0370004526
  1. 2-640-721
  1. 2640721
  1. MMFD36

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