5300 x 3198 px | 44,9 x 27,1 cm | 17,7 x 10,7 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
20 febbraio 2010
Altre informazioni:
Narrow neck of Orford ness spit between the North Sea and river Alde Ore Slaughden and Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England. To the left is the River Alde which becomes the Ore at this point. A thousand or so years ago the river reached the sea at this point. The growth of Orford ness spit has diverted the course some ten miles south to its mouth at Shingle Street. The narrow neck of the spit shown in the photo is prone to coastal erosion and there are groynes and sea walls along the coast. The recently published long term coastal management plan for this section of the Suffolk coast has come out in favour of a policy of no continuing long term defence from erosion for this very sensitive length of coast. An eventual permanent breach of the spit will have major consequences on the environment and natural habitats.
