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  2. Shanklin Chine - Wikipedia

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    Shanklin Chine on the Isle of Wight. Shanklin Chine is a geological feature and tourist attraction in the town of Shanklin, on the Isle of Wight, England. A wooded coastal ravine, it contains waterfalls, trees and lush vegetation, with footpaths and walkways allowing paid access for visitors, and a heritage centre explaining its history.

  3. Grange Chine and Marsh Chine - Wikipedia

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    Grange Chine is the location where the first fossils of the dinosaurs Neovenator and Brighstoneus were discovered, following a storm that resulted in a landslide on the chine in 1978. To the west of the Grange Chine is a holiday park consisting of a campsite and a small number of static caravans. The beach here is often covered in litter.

  4. Luccombe Chine - Wikipedia

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    Luccombe Chine is a geological feature and visitor attraction south of the village of Luccombe on the Isle of Wight, England. A wooded coastal ravine, one of a number of such chines on the island created by stream erosion of soft Cretaceous rocks, it leads from the clifftop to Luccombe Bay . The chine in 2017; the steps have been lost to ...

  5. Shanklin - Wikipedia

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    Shanklin. Shanklin (/ ˈʃæŋklɪn /) is a seaside resort town and civil parish [1] on the Isle of Wight, England, located on Sandown Bay. Shanklin is the southernmost of three settlements which occupy the bay, and is close to Lake and Sandown. The sandy beach, its Old Village and a wooded ravine, Shanklin Chine, are its main attractions.

  6. Isle of Wight - Wikipedia

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    iow.gov.uk. The Isle of Wight (/waɪt/ WYTE) is an island, English county and unitary authority in the English Channel, 2 to 5 miles (3 to 8 kilometres) off the coast of Hampshire, across the Solent. It is the largest and second-most populous island in England. Referred to as "The Island" by residents, [ 6 ] the Isle of Wight has resorts that ...

  7. Isle of Wight Coastal Path - Wikipedia

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    The two-mile coastal walk between Sandown and Shanklin [1] is a popular attraction, with a choice of the moderately undulating coastal (cliff) path or the flat sea wall promenade. At Shanklin, there is a "cliff lift" (open Summer only), which may help make the decision. There are a couple of cafes on the cliff open during the summer months.

  8. Whale Chine - Wikipedia

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    Whale Chine is a geological feature near Chale on the south-west coast of the Isle of Wight, England (the Back of the Wight). One of a number of such chines on the island created by stream erosion of soft Cretaceous rocks, it is a narrow and steep coastal ravine dropping 140 feet through Lower Greensand rocks from clifftop farmland to Chale Bay ...

  9. Chine - Wikipedia

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    Chine. Shanklin Chine, circa 1910. A chine ( / ˈtʃaɪn /) is a steep-sided coastal gorge where a river flows to the sea through, typically, soft eroding cliffs of sandstone or clays. The word is still in use in central Southern England —notably in East Devon, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight —to describe such topographical features.