Lulworth Cove, Dorset, England

A cove is a circular or oval coastal inlet with a narrow entrance. Lulworth Cove is a Cove near the village of West Lulworth, on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in Dorset, south England Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland In geometry an oval or ovoid (from Latin ovum, 'egg' is any Curve resembling an egg or an Ellipse. The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the Ocean. An inlet is a narrow body of water between islands or leading inland from a larger body of water often leading to an enclosed body of water such as a sound, bay, Colloquially, the term can be used to describe a sheltered bay. Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment

Coves form on concordant coastlines, where rock bands of varying strength run parallel to the coastline. concordant coastline occurs where the bands of differing rock types run parallel to the Coast. Initially, a narrow band of relatively strong rock, for example limestone or an igneous rock forms the coastline, and behind this is found a band of a weaker rock, such as clays and sands. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 Igneous rocks (etymology from Latin ignis, fire are rocks formed by solidification of cooled Magma (molten rock Clay is a naturally occurring material composed primarily of fine-grained Minerals which show plasticity through a variable range of Water content, and Sand is a naturally occurring Granular material composed of finely divided rock and Mineral particles Waves act on weakest areas of the coast, such as cracks and joints, and eventually break through the strong rock, exposing the weak rock. A wave is a disturbance that propagates through Space and Time, usually with transference of Energy. The weak rock is quickly eroded by wave action, sub-aerial processes and weathering (which causes slumping). Erosion is the carrying away or displacement of solids ( Sediment, Soil, rock and other particles usually by the agents of currents such as wind Weathering is the decomposition of earth rocks, Soils and their Minerals through direct contact with the planet's Atmosphere. Slumping is a categorical description of an area of techniques for the forming of Glass by applying heat to the point where the glass becomes plastic A circular shape is formed because wave diffraction occurs where waves travel through the narrow entrance and then disperse in the cove, causing equal erosion at all points of the cove shoreline. Diffraction is normally taken to refer to various phenomena which occur when a wave encounters an obstacle Often, another band of strong rock, such as limestone or chalk forms the back of the cove. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 Chalk (ʧɔːk is a soft white porous Sedimentary rock, a form of Limestone composed of the Mineral Calcite. Coves are generally found on islands and in warmer climate locations.

A good example of a cove is Lulworth Cove on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset because just west of it a second cove, Stair Hole, is forming. Lulworth Cove is a Cove near the village of West Lulworth, on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in Dorset, south England The Jurassic Coast is a World Heritage Site on the English Channel coast of southern England. Dorset ( (or archaically, Dorsetshire) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast Stair Hole is a relatively new Cove that is forming just to the west of Lulworth Cove in Dorset, southern England.

Two examples of how coves form. The rock types are those of Lulworth Cove. Lulworth Cove is a Cove near the village of West Lulworth, on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site in Dorset, south England In example A a river breaks through the resistant chalk back rock and limestone leaving the weak clays to be rapidly eroded. In example B the sea breaks through the limestone, perhaps by forming a cave, and then erodes the clay away. A cave is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter