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Today is 2nd June 2024 .

Today's featured image is:

The southern stretch of Chesil Beach, Dorset

Chesil Beach Chesil Beach in Dorset is a remarkable shingle bank eighteen miles long on the south coast of Dorset stretching out in a smooth line from West Bay, Bridport to the Isle of Portland, trapping behind it a shallow lagoon known as the Fleet. This is one of three major shingle structures in Britain. Its name is from the Old English ceosel, meaning "gravel" or "shingle". (Read more)