The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700

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Isle of Thanet

Kent (County [UK]), England


View Larger MapDescription of institution: The Isle is formed almost wholly of chalk, a soft pure white limestone of Cretaceous age, specifically the Margate Chalk Member (Santonian to Campanian) traditionally referred to simply as the 'Margate Chalk', and sometimes as the ‘Margate Member’. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Thanet