Golden evening light on limestone cliffs, Dunraven Bay, Southerndown, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

African penguin (jackass penguin) (Spheniscus demersus), Boulders Beach. Boulders Penguin Colony, Simon's Town, Cape Peninsula, South Africa, Africa

African penguins (Jackass penguins) on Boulders Beach, Simon's Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Moeraki Boulder at sunset, Koekohe Beach, Moeraki Peninsula, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

African Penguin, Boulders Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

View of African penguins on Boulders Beach, Seaforth, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Moeraki Boulders, Moeraki, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

The intertidal zone of the Quantock Coast, West Somerset, contains an abundance of geology and wildlife. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is of international geological importance.

Moeraki Boulders, a group of very large spherical boulders on Koekohe Beach near Moeraki on the coast of Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

California sea lions (Zalophus californianus), stampeding on the beach in Puerto Refugio, Baja California, Sea of Cortez, Mexico, North America

The African penguin colony on Boulder's Beach, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

View of African penguins on Boulders Beach, Seaforth, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

People viewing African penguins on Boulders Beach, Seaforth, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Boulders at Spring Bay, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Moeraki Boulders, a group of very large spherical boulders on Koekohe Beach near Moeraki on the coast of Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Rocks on the Cepilho Beach, Trinidade, Paraty Zone, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America

Mother and baby African penguin (jackass penguin) (Spheniscus demersus) colony, Boulders Beach, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, Africa

View of African penguins on Boulders Beach, Seaforth, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

View of African penguins on Boulders Beach, Seaforth, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Anse Source d'Argent Beach, La Digue Island, Seychelles

Boulders, The Baths, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, West Indies, Central America

African penguins (jackass penguins) (Spheniscus demersus), Boulders Beach, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, Africa

Mother and baby African penguin (jackass penguin) (Spheniscus demersus) colony, Boulders Beach, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, Africa

Moeraki Boulders at sunrise, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Boulders, The Baths, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, West Indies, Central America

Boulders Beach Penguin Colony, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

View of African penguins on Boulders Beach, Seaforth, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

View of canoeing from elevated position, Seaforth, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

View of canoeing and Boulders Beach from elevated position, Seaforth, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

View at sunrise towards the ruin of Dunstanburgh Castle from the beach of basalt boulders known as The Rumble Churn at the southern end of Embleton Bay, Embleton, near Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

African penguin on Boulder's Beach, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Embleton Bay at dawn from beach of basalt boulders known as The Rumble Churn, near Alnwick, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Palombaggia Beach near Porto-Vecchio, Corsica, France, Mediterranean, Europe

The midnight sun lights up the waves of the blue sea, Unstad, Vestvagoy, Lofoten Islands, Arctic, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

African penguins (Jackass penguins) on Boulders Beach, Simon's Town, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

View of African penguins on Boulders Beach, Seaforth, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Atlantic rollers surge around shoreline granite boulders on a rising tide at sunset, Porth Nanven, a remote cove near St. Just, in the far west of Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

View of African penguins on Boulders Beach, Seaforth, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Boulders Beach Penguin Colony, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

View of canoeing and Boulders Beach from elevated position, Seaforth, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Ardalanish beach, Isle of Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Boulders Beach Penguin Colony, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Colony of jackass penguins, Boulders Beach, near Simons Town, False Bay, Cape Province, South Africa, Africa

Moeraki Boulders at sunrise, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Large rock at low tide, west Senja, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) walking on sand at Boulder's Beach, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus) walking on sand at Boulder's Beach, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Boulder beach, Island of Ushant (Ile d'Ouessant), Brittany, France, Europe

Boulder beach and lighthouse, Island of Ushant (Ile d'Ouessant), Brittany, France, Europe

West coast, Bryher, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom, Europe

Penguins (Spheniscus demersus), Boulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, Africa

Boulders, The Baths, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, West Indies, Central America

Boulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Boulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

African black oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini), Boulders Beach, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Boulders Beach, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Hyrax (Procavia capensis) on white sand, Boulder's Beach, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Beach, Anse Lazio, island of Praslin, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, Europe

African penguins at Boulder beach in Simon's town, near Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

African penguins at Boulder beach in Simon's town, near Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Sunset, Es Codolar Boulder beach, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain, Mediterranean, Europe

Beach, Anse Lazio, Praslin island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Granite rocks at world famous beach Anse Source dÔæ´Argent, La Digue, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Penguins at Boulder beach in Simon's town, near Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Beach, Anse Lazio, Praslin island, Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Black boulder rocks in Talisker Bay, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Black boulder rocks in Talisker Bay, Isle of Skye, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Mole beach in Ilha Catarina (Santa Catarina Island), Santa Catarina State, Brazil, South America

Shadow of couple walking past beach huts in front of granite boulders, Tregastel, Cote de Granit Rose, Cotes d'Armor, Brittany, France, Europe

Brown Bluff, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Seychelles, La Digue Island, Aerial Of Source D'argent (Silverspring) Beach Characterized By Huge Basaltic Rocks And Turquoise Lagoon

Seychelles, La Digue Island, Aerial Of Source D'argent (Silverspring) Beach Characterized By Huge Basaltic Rocks And Turquoise Lagoon

A collapsed coastal road near Skipsea on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. The coast is composed of soft boulder clays, very vulnerable to coastal erosion. This sectiion of coast has been eroding since Roman times, with many villages having disappeared into the sea, and is the fastest eroding coast in Europe. Climate change is speeding up the erosion, with sea level rise, increased stormy weather and increased heavy rainfall events, all playing their part.

A collapsed coastal road at between Skipsea and Ulrome on Yorkshires East Coast, near Skipsea, UK. The coast is composed of soft boulder clays, very vulnerable to coastal erosion. This sectiion of coast has been eroding since Roman times, with many villages having disappeared into the sea, and is the fastest eroding coast in Europe. Climate change is speeding up the erosion, with sea level rise, increased stormy weather and increased heavy rainfall events, all palying their part.

A collapsed coastal road at between Skipsea and Ulrome on Yorkshires East Coast, near Skipsea, UK. The coast is composed of soft boulder clays, very vulnerable to coastal erosion. This sectiion of coast has been eroding since Roman times, with many villages having disappeared into the sea, and is the fastest eroding coast in Europe. Climate change is speeding up the erosion, with sea level rise, increased stormy weather and increased heavy rainfall events, all palying their part.

A collapsed coastal road at Easingotn on Yorkshires East Coast, near Skipsea, UK. The coast is composed of soft boulder clays, very vulnerable to coastal erosion. This sectiion of coast has been eroding since Roman times, with many villages having disappeared into the sea, and is the fastest eroding coast in Europe. Climate change is speeding up the erosion, with sea level rise, increased stormy weather and increased heavy rainfall events, all palying their part.

A collapsed coastal road at near Aldbrough on Yorkshires East Coast, near Skipsea, UK. The coast is composed of soft boulder clays, very vulnerable to coastal erosion. This sectiion of coast has been eroding since Roman times, with many villages having disappeared into the sea, and is the fastest eroding coast in Europe. Climate change is speeding up the erosion, with sea level rise, increased stormy weather and increased heavy rainfall events, all palying their part.

Concrete sea defences at Beach Bank Caravan Park in Ulrome near Skipsea on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. The coast is composed of soft boulder clays, very vulnerable to coastal erosion. This section of coast has been eroding since Roman times, with many villages having disappeared into the sea, and is the fastest eroding coast in Europe. Climate change is speeding up the erosion, with sea level rise, increased stormy weather and increased heavy rainfall events, all playing their part.

A collapsed coastal road at between Skipsea and Ulrome on Yorkshires East Coast, near Skipsea, UK. The coast is composed of soft boulder clays, very vulnerable to coastal erosion. This sectiion of coast has been eroding since Roman times, with many villages having disappeared into the sea, and is the fastest eroding coast in Europe. Climate change is speeding up the erosion, with sea level rise, increased stormy weather and increased heavy rainfall events, all palying their part.

A Second world War lookout post leaning alarmingly and about to tumble over the edge of the cliff near Aldbrough on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. The coast is composed of soft boulder clays, very vulnerable to coastal erosion. This section of coast has been eroding since Roman times, with many villages having disappeared into the sea, and is the fastest eroding coast in Europe. Climate change is speeding up the erosion, with sea level rise, increased stormy weather and increased heavy rainfall events, all playing their part.

A collapsed coastal road at Barmston on Yorkshires East Coast, near Skipsea, UK. The coast is composed of soft boulder clays, very vulnerable to coastal erosion. This sectiion of coast has been eroding since Roman times, with many villages having disappeared into the sea, and is the fastest eroding coast in Europe. Climate change is speeding up the erosion, with sea level rise, increased stormy weather and increased heavy rainfall events, all palying their part.

Lichen covered granite boulders at Fionnphort Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK, looking towards Iona, with the Iona ferry.

The Remains of the Godwin battery on the beach at Kilnsea at the head of Spurn point on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. Initially constructed during the First World War, the Godwin Battery was added to during the Second World War. It comprised of gun emplacements, search light, barracks, officers’ mess, and a hospital. This section of coastline is the fastest eroding coastline in Europe. The soft boulder clay cliffs are easily eroded and have been eroding since Roman Times, but recently the climate change impacts of increased stormy weather, increased heavy rainfall events and sea level rise have accelerated the rate of erosion. The average rate of attrition is 1.5metres per year, last year it was 5 metres.

The Remains of the Godwin battery on the beach at Kilnsea at the head of Spurn point on Yorkshires East Coast, UK. Initially constructed during the First World War, the Godwin Battery was added to during the Second World War. It comprised of gun emplacements, search light, barracks, officers’ mess, and a hospital. This section of coastline is the fastest eroding coastline in Europe. The soft boulder clay cliffs are easily eroded and have been eroding since Roman Times, but recently the climate change impacts of increased stormy weather, increased heavy rainfall events and sea level rise have accelerated the rate of erosion. The average rate of attrition is 1.5metres per year, last year it was 5 metres.

White sand beaches and clean seas on the north coast of Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK, with a lobster pot washed ashore.

Rocks inscribed with Chinese characters at Tianya-Haijiao Tourist Zone, Sanya, Hainan Island, China, Asia

White sand beaches and clean seas on the north coast of Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

Rocks inscribed with Chinese characters at Tianya-Haijiao Tourist Zone, Sanya, Hainan Island, China, Asia

Lichen covered granite boulders at Fionnphort Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK, looking towards Iona.

The Isle of iona of Mull, Scotland, UK.

Rocks inscribed with Chinese characters at Tianya-Haijiao Tourist Zone, Sanya, Hainan Island, China, Asia

Penguins on Boulders Beach near Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Rocks inscribed with Chinese characters at Tianya-Haijiao Tourist Zone, Sanya, Hainan Island, China, Asia

White sand beaches and clean seas on the north coast of Iona, off Mull, Scotland, UK.

Cove Point lighthouse, Solomons, Maryland, Uninted States of America, North America

Seychelles, La Digue Island, Source D'argent (Silverspring) Beach Characterized By Huge Basaltic Rocks And Turquoise Lagoon

Seychelles, Ladigue, Anse D'argent Beach & Rocks

Penguins on Boulders Beach near Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

Seychelles, Ladigue, Anse D'argent Beach & Rocks