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The formation of the Antrim Plateau in Northern lreland (audio)
An explanation of how shifting tectonic plates may have shaped the Antrim Plateau in Northern Ireland hundreds of millions of years ago. Presenter Caroline Nolan and Professor Valerie Hill takes to the local lifeboat to highlight the belief that the area was a scorching hot desert in the past. The rocks along the coastline at Red Bay illustrate the point further.
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