420 Geology of the Smith-East of Dorsetshire. 



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The King and Queen Rocks at Flamborough Head. 



of the violent gales of wind which now prevail in these lati- 

 tudes, and the rush of water in the tideway, will, before 



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1, Old Harry. 



Head. 



Extremity of Old Harry Cliffs. 

 2, Old Harry's Wife.' 3, Hampshire and Dorset coast. 



4, Christchurch 

 6, St. Catharine's Down. 



many 



5, Needle Cliffs, Isle of Wight. 



years, produce considerable alterations, and such as 



may be directly appreciated by the geologist; for, in propor 

 tion as the chalk barrier crumbles away, and the fragments 

 are removed by the waves at its base, the flow of the tide will 

 be in some degree altered, and accumulations and removal of 

 sands, now spread along the entrance to Poole harbour, will 

 take place. Some instances will be quoted further on. At 

 present, I will only add, that so violent is the force of water 



