skip to main content

You Are Here: Home / Learning / Science, Technology and Nature / The World Around Us / UK rocks by region
 
The world around us
 

UK rocks by region

 
Snowdonia
Snowdonia

Section by section

Timeless cliffs

What are carbon and radiometric dating and how are they used to find out about past catastrophic events? Discover the secrets of rock clocks.

Although a relatively small set of islands, the British Isles are made of a wide variety of different rock types. Explore them all - and discover when they were formed - with our guide to UK rocks by region.

Screenshot from the Rocks by Region interactive
Click here to open the interactive guide to rocks by region

This tool is a Flash file. There is also a simple HTML version available.

Content last updated: 27/09/2006

 
 
 

Explore Open2

Penguin

Two members of the Life team go in search of penguins in their natural environment. See what they find on Deception Island.

Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe

Would you say you're a Christian? Share your views, and learn about the views of others, in our new Christianity survey.

Breaking news, 1940s style

Keep up to date with our Twitterfeeds of latest news from Open2 and alerts of OU programmes on the BBC.

 
 

Site info and help