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Land's End

Cornwall, England, Europe

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Description of institution: Land's End is the most westerly point of mainland England. The cliffs are made of granite, an igneous rock, which means they are resistant to weathering, and have steep cliff faces. There are two varieties of granite represented at Land's End. Adjacent to the hotel the granite is coarse-grained with large phenocrysts of orthoclase, sometimes more than 5 in (13 cm) in length. URL:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land%27s_End