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Geological Formation

Cheddar Gorge

Gorges and Canyons

Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar in Somerset, England. It is the site of the Cheddar show caves, produced by the activity of an underground river and containing stalactites and stalagmites, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, the roughly 9,000-year-old Cheddar Man, was found in 1903 along with older Upper Palaeolithic remains. The gorge forms part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest known as the Cheddar Complex. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Cheddar Gorge

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Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Cheddar Gorge
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United Kingdom

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Source Wikidata: Cheddar Gorge
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1. Cheddar Gorge (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England.
  • Lead paragraph
    The gorge is part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest called Cheddar Complex.
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Wikidata: Cheddar Gorge
Wikidata Q1068812, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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