Orcombe Point Compass Rose - Exmouth, England
N 50° 36.434 W 003° 23.103
30U E 472753 N 5606219
This compass rose is located on top of Orcombe Point, the gateway to the famous Jurassic Coast in Exmouth, Devon.
Waymark Code: WMEPF5
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/22/2012
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The compass rose identifies sites located at different degrees:
N 0 degrees = Clifftop hay meadows, Woodbury Common's Triassic pebblebeds
NE 45 degrees = East Devon, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
E 90 degrees = Jurassic Coast, World Heritage Site, Sandy Bay and Straight Point
SE 135 degrees = Jurassic Coast, World Heritage Site, Portland Bill
S 180 degrees = Triassic rocks on the seabed (250 million years old), English Channel (dry land until about 10,000 years ago)
SW 225 degrees = Torbay and the English Riviera, Global Geopark
W 270 degrees = Exmouth, Exe Estuary and Dawlish Warren
NW 315 degrees = Exeter