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Article: Isle of Wight: Natalie Hoare heads to the Isle of Wight, which, along with its two heritage coasts, includes some of the most spectacular land- and seascapes in England.(AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY)
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- Geographical
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- July 1, 2008
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Standing with my back to the English Channel at St Catherine's Point, gazing up at the tumble-down landscape before me, I can almost sense the silent force of gravity drawing this irregular terrain ever closer to the sea. Although it has been some seven years since the last major landslip occurred here, forcing the closure of a 250-metre section of the A3055 between Ventnor and Niton, you can't escape the feeling that what you see now could come crashing down at any moment. This feeling is heightened by the appearance of the surrounding scenery, which--alternating between peaks, gullies and, in some places, entire blocks of soil and ...