https://www.earthmagazine.org/tags/great-britain/ Recent content in Great Britain on EARTH Magazine Hugo en-US American Geosciences Institute. All rights reserved. Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:40:25 -0400 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/bare-earth-elements-welcome-geolympics/ Sun, 22 Jul 2012 17:40:25 -0400 https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/bare-earth-elements-welcome-geolympics/ <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/bare-earth-elements-welcome-geolympics/CheddarGorge.jpg" alt="Let the GEOlympics begin! © Kathleen Cantner" loading="eager" decoding="async"> <figcaption>Let the GEOlympics begin! © Kathleen Cantner</figcaption> </figure> <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/bare-earth-elements-welcome-geolympics/Geological_map_Britain_William_Smith_1815.jpg" alt="William Smith&#39;s 1815 geological map of Britain. public domain" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> <figcaption>William Smith&#39;s 1815 geological map of Britain. public domain</figcaption> </figure> <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/bare-earth-elements-welcome-geolympics/640px-Durdle_Door_Overview.jpg" alt="The limestone arch, Durdle Door, along the Jurassic Coast. © Saffron Blaze, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> <figcaption>The limestone arch, Durdle Door, along the Jurassic Coast. © Saffron Blaze, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported</figcaption> </figure> <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/bare-earth-elements-welcome-geolympics/450px-Staffa04.jpg" alt="Fingals Cave, a cavernous seacave on the Scottish island of Staffa. © Karl Gruber, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> <figcaption>Fingals Cave, a cavernous seacave on the Scottish island of Staffa. © Karl Gruber, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported</figcaption> </figure> <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/bare-earth-elements-welcome-geolympics/640px-Siccar_Point_red_capstone_closeup.jpg" alt="Hutton&#39;s Unconformity -- younger, horizontal strata overlying older, upturned layers -- at Siccar Point. © dave souza, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> <figcaption>Hutton&#39;s Unconformity -- younger, horizontal strata overlying older, upturned layers -- at Siccar Point. © dave souza, Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported</figcaption> </figure> <figure class="earth-figure"> <img src="https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/earth/bare-earth-elements-welcome-geolympics/stridingedge-large.jpg" alt="The thin, glacially carged Striding Edge near Helvellyn Peak in Lake District National Park. © Dominic Donnini" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> <figcaption>The thin, glacially carged Striding Edge near Helvellyn Peak in Lake District National Park. © Dominic Donnini</figcaption> </figure> <h4 id="a-geological-decathlon-through-great-britain">A geological decathlon through Great Britain</h4> <p>The games of the <a href="http://www.london2012.com/">30th Olympiad</a> officially kick off today in London. Among the myriad events that draw many of the world&rsquo;s best athletes, the <a href="http://www.london2012.com/athletics/event/men-decathlon/index.html">decathlon</a> perhaps requires more versatility than any other. Over two days, 10 events &mdash; from the 100-meter sprint to the long jump to the pole vault &mdash; test competitors&rsquo; speed, strength, agility and endurance.</p>