Isle of Wight coastline

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The Isle of Wight coastline is a geologically diverse and scenic stretch of shore in southern England, known for its cliffs, beaches, and significant landslip areas such as the Undercliff.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastline
geographical feature
containsProtectedArea Heritage Coast designations
Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Sites of Special Scientific Interest
country United Kingdom
geologicalPeriodExposed Cretaceous
Jurassic
Tertiary
hasCharacteristic active landslips
cliffed
geologically diverse
sandy beaches
scenic
shingle beaches
hasPart Alum Bay
Bembridge Ledge
Brighstone Bay
Brook Bay
Colwell Bay
Compton Bay
Cowes waterfront
linked to: Cowes

Culver Cliff
Freshwater Bay
Ryde seafront
Sandown Bay
linked to: Sandown Beach

Shanklin beach
St Catherine's Point cliffs
The Needles
Totland Bay
Undercliff
Ventnor coastline
Whitecliff Bay
Yarmouth estuary shore
locatedIn England
English Channel
Isle of Wight
notableFor Cretaceous chalk cliffs
Jurassic and Cretaceous fossil sites
Undercliff landslip complex
colored sands of Alum Bay
dinosaur fossil discoveries
overlooks English Channel
Solent
partOf south coast of England
subjectTo coastal erosion
landslips
usedFor coastal recreation
fossil collecting
geological research
tourism

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Undercliff landslip zone partOf Isle of Wight coastline
St Catherine's Point partOf south coast of the Isle of Wight
linked to: Isle of Wight coastline
St Catherine's Point geologicalContext Isle of Wight coastline
Totland Bay partOf Isle of Wight coastline
Afton Down hasViewOf Isle of Wight coastline
Needle Rocks partOf Isle of Wight coastline
Lot’s Wife (collapsed stack) belongsTo Isle of Wight coastline
Tennyson Down hasPanoramicViewsOf Isle of Wight coastline
Gurnard locatedOn Isle of Wight coast
linked to: Isle of Wight coastline
Headon Warren hasPanoramicViewsOver Isle of Wight coastline
Sandown Bay cliffs partOf Isle of Wight coastline
Woodside Bay region Isle of Wight coastline
Ventnor Town Council locatedOn Isle of Wight coast
linked to: Isle of Wight coastline
Ryde Harbour coast Isle of Wight east coast
linked to: Isle of Wight coastline
Newton (Isle of Wight) locatedOn Isle of Wight coast
linked to: Isle of Wight coastline
Appley locatedOn Isle of Wight coast
linked to: Isle of Wight coastline
Isle of Wight coastal plain partOf Isle of Wight coastline
Tennyson Trail hasViewOf Isle of Wight coastline
subject linked to: Tennyson Trail (nearby)
Needles viewpoint on the Isle of Wight partOf Isle of Wight coastline
Undercliff partOf Isle of Wight coastline
Chale Bay partOf Isle of Wight coastline