What is recorded here
West Bay is shown as a bay on the public map of Dorset. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
West Bay is a coastal rock feature in Dorset, composed mainly of Cretaceous-age limestone and clay, formed through sedimentary deposition in a shallow tropical sea. The area is notable for its exposure of the Upper Greensand and Gault Clay formations, which are significant for their fossil content and role in understanding Mesozoic-era geology.
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