List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cornwall
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 90 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5133-3579-5
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The following is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Cornwall (including the Isles of Scilly) in the south-west of England, UK. Cornwall has a population of 535,300 (2010 est.) across an area of 3,563 km2 (880,436.5 acres), making it one of the least dense counties within England. The north coast of Cornwall falls on the Celtic Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, which also surrounds the Isles of Scilly, the south coast falls on the English Channel and the county is bounded by the River Tamar, forming the border with Devon, to the east. Cornish geology consists mainly of rocks from the Devonian and Carboniferous geological periods. Granite forms a large part of these, with mineralisations of tin, copper, lead and arsenic having been mined in the area. This gives rise to many distinct habitats, with strong marine influences, including sand dunes, rocky reefs, stacks and headlands as well as heathland, moorland and unusual river...
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