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cliffs which vary from 30 to 130 feet (10 to 40 m), these have suffered from erosion and instability in the past. The risk of cliff-failures affecting populated tourist areas led the
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it receives, an estimate of 500,000 visitors annually. However, the average earnings of people living around the bay are approximately 10% below the
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to protect the South-Coast of
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History, Topography and Antiquities
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History and Heritage, the Pacific Glory
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989:Gurnard Bay
979:Compton Bay
974:Colwell Bay
883:Sandown Bay
854:Around the
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553:5 September
547:Google Maps
519:the Needles
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472:action-plan
429:Culver Down
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954:Binnel Bay
622:Adams 1884
528:References
470:. A local
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307:The Solent
133:South East
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1059:Steel Bay
1039:Reeth Bay
1014:Mount Bay
1009:Monks Bay
969:Chale Bay
964:Brook Bay
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402:Yaverland
388:Geography
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274:Shanklin
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