Pale cliffs
Chalk-like.
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The Scarborough Bluffs are a long escarpment in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Canada, above Lake Ontario, with Bluffer's Park at its foot about 14 km east of downtown Toronto in a straight line. The bluffs run for 15 km and rise as high as 90 metres above the shore. The French once called them the tall points on the shore. In 1793 Elizabeth Simcoe named them the Scarborough Highlands because they reminded her of the limestone cliffs of her hometown of Scarborough in England, and the name was later given to the whole township. Eleven parks line the bluffs, and Bluffer's Park is the only one with a beach. The cliffs keep shrinking through erosion, decade after decade. The pale sandy cliffs rise above the water like chalk, carved by rain and wind into gullies and sharp spires. Turquoise lake water stretches in front of them on clear days, and trees cover the upper edge. Bluffer's Park has a beach, walking paths along the breakwaters, picnic areas, a restaurant and a large marina. Keep off the cliff faces and away from the top edge, as they are fragile and eroding. The best views of the cliffs are from the beach and breakwaters.
Chalk-like.
Beach and marina.
Turquoise water.
Bluffer's Park, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
From Bluffer's Park at the foot.
Keep back; they are fragile and eroding.