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The Isle of
Wight
is an English
island and county in
the English Channel three miles from the
south coast of Great Britain. It is situated
south of the county of Hampshire and is
separated from mainland England by the
Solent. Popular since
Victorian times
as a holiday resort, the Isle of Wight is
known for its natural beauty and for its
world-famous sailing based in Cowes.
The Island has a rich
history including its own brief status as a
nominally independent kingdom in the fifteenth century.
It was home to the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson,
and Queen Victoria built her much loved
summer residence and final home Osborne
House at East Cowes.
The Island's maritime and industrial history
encompasses boat building, sail making, the
manufacture of flying boats, the world's
first hovercraft and the testing and
development of British space rockets. It is
home to the
Bestival and
the recently revived Isle of Wight Festival,
which, in 1970, was one of the largest rock
music events ever held. The island has some
exceptional wildlife and is also one of the
richest fossil locations for dinosaurs in
Europe. (Comments from Wikipedia)
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