Geography and Geology
South Foreland marks the south-western limit of St Margaret's Bay (named after the village of St Margaret-at-Cliffe). It is the geological counterpart of Cap Blanc Nez, at the northern extremity of the Boulonnais in the French département of Pas-de-Calais. The two are the landward ends of the Strait of Dover land bridge and their chalk geological stratum dictates the route of the Channel Tunnel.
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