Fonds d'Etigue, 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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Looking westward along the cliffs west of the Fonds d'Etique valley showing and older, partially vegetated cliff fall. Note the 'smoothness' of shore platform in the foreground cut in micritic chalk.
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View of the cut in the cliff (Man made) that allows access to the beach from the Fonds d'Etique valley, taken from the shore platform. Very little beach shingle and no beach at high tide. The cliffs show a variety of cave forms.
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Detail of the shore platform surface showing the classic development of delicate features in micritic chalk resulting from weathering and limpet activity.