The white chalk cliffs of Møns Klint are on the Danish island of Møn.
Møns Klint rises along Møn’s eastern coast beside the Baltic Sea. The cliffs were formed from chalk made largely from the microscopic remains of marine organisms. Glacial movements during the last ice ages pushed and folded the chalk, producing the steep coastal landscape visible today.
The highest point of the cliffs reaches about 143 metres above sea level. Their bright appearance is especially striking when viewed from the beach, where fallen chalk fragments accumulate below the cliffs. Erosion continues to alter the coastline, and rockfalls are a natural hazard.
Møn is connected to the rest of Denmark by bridges and causeways, but it is not the island of Bornholm, which lies farther east in the Baltic Sea. The nearby GeoCenter Møns Klint explains the area’s geology and natural history.