Gower Peninsula Flashcards
Where is the Gower Peninsula located?
The gower peninsula is found in south west Wales.
What are some features of the wind at the Gower?
The fetch is 6500km across the Atlantic with south-westerley prevailing winds.
What is the tidal range at the Gower?
The tidal range is about 15m.
What is the Gower Peninsula an example of?
It is an example of a high energy coastline.
What is the coast of the Gower Peninsula made from?
Most of the coastal regions are formed of carboniferous limestone, old red sandstone and boulder clay.
What is the name and characteristics of the southern bay on the Gower Peninsula?
The southern bay is known as Threecliff Bay, and gets its name from three linked points that have been created in the rock face due to steep dip of the rock strata and faults. It also has a natural arch created by fracturing along a diagonal fault, which is big enough to walk through at low tide.
What is Worms Head an example of?
Worms head, located on the West face of the peninsula, is a tidal island separated from the mainland by a shore platform, exposed for about 2 and a half hours before and after low tide. It consists of three regions, the inner, middle and outer head. It is an example of an extended stack, separarated from the mainland after the collapse of an arch. It also contains examples of differential erosion, a rock bridge (Devils Bridge) created from a collapsed sea cave in the middle head, and a cave and blowhole on the outer head.
What is an example of short term change in the Gower?
Mass movement.
What is an example of seasonal change in the Gower?
Storm ridges, winter storms and freezethaw during the winter.
