Alum Bay cliffs

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Alum Bay cliffs are a famous stretch of multicoloured sandstone and clay cliffs on the western coast of the Isle of Wight, known for their striking striped appearance and views over the Solent.

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Alum Bay cliffs canonical 2

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cliff formation ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
accessibleFrom Alum Bay beach ⓘ
bestViewedFrom sea ⓘ
viewing platforms near The Needles Landmark Attraction ⓘ
colourVariety browns ⓘ
reds ⓘ
whites ⓘ
yellows ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
erosionProcess marine erosion ⓘ
weathering ⓘ
faces north-west towards the Solent ⓘ
geologicalComposition clay ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
geologicalInterest colour-banded sedimentary layers ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Cenozoic ⓘ
hasAssociatedAttraction The Needles Landmark Attraction ⓘ
linked to: The Needles
hasFeature steep unstable slopes ⓘ
hasHumanImpact restricted collection of coloured sands ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement Freshwater ⓘ
Totland ⓘ
hasViewOf Hurst Castle (across the Solent) ⓘ
linked to: Hurst Castle

New Forest coastline (across the Solent) ⓘ
linked to: New Forest coast
isFamousFor scenic coastal views ⓘ
isKnownSince Victorian era as a tourist site ⓘ
isMajorAttractionFor Isle of Wight tourism ⓘ
isProtectedAs part of a designated scenic area ⓘ
locatedIn Alum Bay ⓘ
England ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedOn Isle of Wight ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf western coast of the Isle of Wight ⓘ
near The Needles ⓘ
notableFor multicoloured strata ⓘ
striped appearance ⓘ
orientation roughly west–east along the bay ⓘ
overlook The Solent ⓘ
linked to: Solent
partOf Isle of Wight Heritage Coast ⓘ
region South East England ⓘ
safetyConcern risk of rockfalls ⓘ
touristActivity boat trips ⓘ
photography ⓘ
viewing from chairlift ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Needles → visibleFrom → Alum Bay cliffs ⓘ
Needle Rocks → visibleFrom → Alum Bay cliffs ⓘ