Between Cap d'Antifer and Pointe de la Courtine,
Seine-Maritime, France

For place names consult the Série Bleue, sheet 1710E, Étretat, 1:25,000
All images, unless otherwise stated, taken by Uwe Dornbusch between 28-May and 3-June 2001.

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Beach between Cap d'Antifer and Pointe du Fourquet at the bottom of le Fourquet seen from top of the cliffs
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View up the valley of le Fourquet.
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Beach between Cap d'Antifer and Pointe du Fourquet at the bottom of le Fourquet seen from the beach showing access steps.
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Cliffs behind the beach showing varying distribution of flint in the chalk.
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Cliffs behind the beach with cave
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Detail of the lower cliff with massive flint bands. Pen and notebook (15cm high) for scale.
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Detail of the lower cliff (detail of the previous photo) with massive flint bands. Pen and notebook (15cm high) for scale.
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View from Cap D'Antifer south along the cliffs with the harbour arm of the 'Port Pétroler du Havre-Antifer' in the background extending ~2.5km out to sea.
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Lower part of the Valleuse d' Antifer showing signs of severe fluvial erosion of the valley infill (looking upvalley towards the start of the incision)
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Lower part of the Valleuse d' Antifer showing signs of severe fluvial erosion of the valley infill (looking upvalley towards the start of the incision)
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The cliff foot east of the Valleuse d' Antifer showing smooth sloping lower cliff (notch development attributed to sub-aerial weathering) above a step that is partly covered by shingle in the foreground ('hardground').
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At the cliff foot east of the Valleuse d' Antifer showing smooth sloping lower cliff (notch development attributed to sub-aerial weathering) above a step that is partly covered by shingle in the foreground ('hardground').
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Detail of the chalk showing 'tiger-chalk' or 'Bänderkreide' of the middle Turonian.
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Western end of the beach below the Valleuse d' Antifer showing the Pointe the de la Courtine. Tunnels in the chalk are man-made and the large one to the right connects to the next bay.
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Typical surface cover of flint pebbles on the beach, keys for scale. Note the smootheness of the pebble surfaces.