isle of wight

     

The Isle of Wight is an English islan and county in the English Channel between three and five 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.

Trivia about isle of wight

  • Isle where Victoria shuffled off her mortal throne
  • In 1647 King Charles I eluded his Parliamentarian pursuers & escaped to the Isle of this in the English Channel
  • Cowwect, it's the isle south of Southampton
  • Cowes on the northern coast of this isle in the English Channel is a famed yachting center
  • This 147-square-mile island where Queen Victoria had a seaside home is just off the Hampshire coast

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