Axmouth

Axmouth

Axmouth (spr. äcksmöth), Fischerdorf und Badeort in Devonshire (England), an der Mündung der Are in den Kanal, 750 Einw., berühmt durch einen 1839 erfolgten Bergsturz, der durch das Gewicht des abgestürzten Kalk- und Sandsteins eine Erdspalte von 45 m Tiefe bei einer Fläche von 9 Hektar verursachte.


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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