Pictures taken by  
Howard Oakley
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  • Chalk cliffs at the extreme western edge of the Island, from the Needles at the left, along West High Down, under the Tennyson Memorial, towards Freshwater at the right
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  • Massive chalk cliff below the Tennyson Memorial, between Freshwater and the Needles, viewed from Hanover Point
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  • Chalk cliffs from Freshater Bay to West High Down in the far distance, viewed from Military Road
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  • Fort Redoubt and the great cliff of West High Down beyond, Freshwater Bay
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  • Rough seas breaking onto a chalk stack off Freshwater Bay
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  • Freshwater Bay viewed from the east
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  • Chalk cliffs at the east of Freshwater Bay
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  • Chalk cliffs from Military Road, past Freshwater Bay, to West High Down in the distance
West High Down & Freshwater
For over two miles massive chalk cliffs of West High Down fall to the waters of the Channel below. Tennyson's Memorial Cross marks their highest undulation, before the chalk spine drops into Freshwater Bay. To the east the cliffs rise again, squeezing the road onto a ledge perched perilously close to the edge.