Synopsis
How the erosion and deposition of the North Sea is impacting the Yorkshire coast.
- Programme: The Great British Countryside
- Episode: Yorkshire
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2012
- Geography | Coastal landscapes | Coastal processes | Key processes of the coastal zone
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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