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。. m. a' n% L8 @2 ^4 X2 v4 j
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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。公仔箱論壇% V$ u& P9 W% U( c/ V
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( f: R, z& G, `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAn aerial view of the latest chalk slip at the White Cliffs of Dover公仔箱論壇8 V# q) C! f0 }% s
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The collapse may have been caused by rain over the winter months being absorbed into the chalk and freezing
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/ J; \$ e7 g' Y6 ?; Kwww3.tvboxnow.comThe Kent landmark has suffered large rockfalls before, most significantly in January last year
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# \: D: x" x9 f: Hwww3.tvboxnow.comWhen the cliffs tumble, locals have described it as 'like a lorry going down the hill'
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' W% I2 Y9 R/ j* ktvb now,tvbnow,bttvbA 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
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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 said
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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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Immortalised: A Spitfire flies over the White Cliffs which were popularised by Dame Vera Lynn's wartime song The White Cliffs of Doverwww3.tvboxnow.com B, Y/ B5 F. \% K o. l- q1 b
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5 G- J; { M F% a# Wwww3.tvboxnow.comFamous landmark: The White Cliffs of Dover, with a lighthouse on top, seen from the car ferry port1 o' K: y; z# q# `
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