Nature’s engineering: how Devon beach made its own flood defences

Two-mile long Pebble Ridge looks artificial but was created by waves and storms over centuries Northam Burrows in Devon has an impressive coastal defence : a bank of limestone cobblestones, 2 miles long and standing more than 2 metres above high tide. It looks artificial, but…

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