The Mixon
Limestone outcrop in the English channel near Selsey Bill / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Mixon (reef, rocks or shoal) are a limestone outcrop in the English Channel about 1 mile (1,600 m) off Selsey Bill, West Sussex. It was formed during the Eocene period.
At the east end of the reef is a 30 meters (98 ft) deep gully, known as the "Mixon Hole", that represents the north side of a drowned river gorge. The Mixon is part of a Marine Conservation Zone being home to diverse wildlife including short-snouted seahorses, squat lobsters and crabs along with red algae and kelp in the shallower parts. The Mixon Hole is a popular destination for scuba divers and rock from the Mixon has been quarried at least from Roman times till the 19th century and used in the local building industry.
The reef has been a major hazard to shipping over the centuries, with stories of wrecks from medieval times.