Bathymetry Map (IMAGE)

Imperial College London

Bathymetry Map

Caption

Bathymetry map of the Dover Strait showing prominent valley eroded through center of Strait. Note the rock ridge made of chalk in southern Britain and northern France which would have connected across Strait prior to breaching.

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Imperial College London

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