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SE8459 : Molehills in Thixen Dale

taken 2 years ago, near to Thixendale, North Yorkshire, England

Molehills in Thixen Dale
Molehills in Thixen Dale
Proof that the topsoil is deeper in the valley bottom. The Yorkshire Wolds is the northernmost chalk landscape in Britain. The chalk is 400 metres thick. During the 'ice age' the Wolds were an 'island' surrounded by ice. There would have been heavy ice and snow cover in winter, and then rapid run-off in warmer months, creating the steep sided narrow valleys that we see today. [With thanks to Gordon Hatton for this information].

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Primary Subject: Molehill Landscape: Chalk Season: Winter other tags: Yorkshire Wolds Dale Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Ice Sheet that once Covered Northern Britain [6] ·
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SE8459, 45 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Christine Johnstone   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 19 February, 2023   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 8440 5980 [10m precision]
WGS84: 54:1.6380N 0:42.7846W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 8438 5980
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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