Megaflood ‘made Island Britain’

By Tom | July 18, 2007

Britain became separated from mainland Europe after a catastrophic flood some time before 200,000 years ago, a sonar study of the English Channel confirms.

The images reveal deep scars on the Channel bed that must have been cut by a sudden, massive discharge of water.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Megaflood ‘made Island Britain’.

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