Langbaurgh Ridge
Encyclopedia
Langbaurgh Ridge is a 7.0 hectare
geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cleveland, England
notified in 1986.
The site is identified as being of national importance in the Geological Conservation Review
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Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cleveland, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
notified in 1986.
The site is identified as being of national importance in the Geological Conservation Review
Geological Conservation Review
The Geological Conservation Review is produced by the UK's Joint Nature Conservation Committee and is designed to identify those sites of national and international importance needed to show all the key scientific elements of the geological and geomorphological features of Britain...
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Source
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 5 August 2006)