Chapman's pool
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 Chapmann's Pool, Isle of Purbeck |
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| Waters | English Channel | |
| Land mass | Isle of Purbeck | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 35 '37 " N , 2 ° 3' 52" W | |
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| width | approx. 400 m | |
| depth | approx. 300 m | |
Chapman's Pool is a small cove southwest of Worth Matravers on the English Channel . Chapmans Pool is located on the Isle of Purbeck in the county of Dorset on the south coast of England .
location
Chapman's Pool is about one kilometer from Worth Matravers, just north of St Alban's Head (or St Aldhelm's Head) and about seven kilometers southwest of Swanage .
A stretch of coastline stretches from Orcombe Point near Exmouth in the west to the Isle of Purbeck in the east, which was the first natural landscape in England to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO . Chapman's Pool is part of the Jurassic Coast , it is one of the natural wonders of the world and is known for its fossils .
history
With benevolent approval of the Parliament's decision was made in 1866, a Lifeboat Station ( lifeboat to build gobs) in Chapmans Pool. This was done under local pressure, because the sea here along the coast cost many human lives. The lifeboat George Scott was stationed in Chapman's Pool in November 1866. The station was actually built in 1867, but closed again in 1880 because there was no village nearby. And there were neither locals nor volunteers to service a post with a lifeboat. The building still stands today and is used as fishermen's hats.