Shoreline design near Plakias, Crete, Greece

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Bioerosion notch preserved in limestone cliffs along the south coast of Crete. Geologists recognize the horizontal notch as the result of instantaneous coastal uplift during the 365 Earthquake off the south coast of Crete.

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Size: 3008px × 2000px
Location: Damnoni Bay, Crete, Greece
Photo credit: © Karl W. Wegmann / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: .., 365, bioerosion, coast, coastal, crete, damnoni, earthquake, greece, horizontal, libyan, limestone, mediterranean, notch, plakias, rock, rocks, rocky, sea, shore, shoreline, tectonics, uplift, wave-cut-notch