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Tar Rocks are coastal rocks on the west side of the
File:Tar Rocks, Portland at low tide - geograph.org.uk - 736987.jpg, Tar Rocks from above at low tide.
File:Tar Rocks, Portland at low tide from the south - geograph.org.uk - 737000.jpg, Tar Rocks from the south at low tide.
Tar Rocks are coastal rocks on the west side of the Isle of Portland
An isle is an island, land surrounded by water. The term is very common in British English. However, there is no clear agreement on what makes an island an isle or its difference, so they are considered synonyms.
Isle may refer to:
Geography
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, Dorset
Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...
, England
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. The rocks become mostly covered at high tide
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon (and to a much lesser extent, the Sun) and are also caused by the Earth and Moon orbiting one another.
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See also
*List of rock formations in the United Kingdom
This is a selected list of notable, natural landscape features in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It includes isolated, scenic, or spectacular surface rock outcrops. These formations are usually the result of weathering and erosio ...
* Pulpit Rock (Isle of Portland)
Pulpit Rock is a coastal feature at Portland Bill, the southern tip of the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. Intended to have the appearance of an open bible leaning on a pulpit, Pulpit Rock was formed in the 1870s after a natural arch was cut a ...
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Rock formations of England Geography of Dorset Isle of Portland Jurassic Coast {{UK-geology-stub