Genesis 1v1 - "In the beginning, God created..."
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It's primarily of Cretaceous marine sedimentary rocks (Chalk etc), as are the uplands on the mainland in the region.
The Solent is a pair of river valleys active as such during the low sea-level of the last glaciation of the present ice Age, and drowned so cutting the island from the mainland when sea-level rose to fill the English Channel (itself a huge ria) as the ice retreated to present level and latitudes respectively.
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there are 31 schools on the isle of wight.
there are 47 hotels on the isle of wight
Ventnor is a seaside resort on the Isle of Wight.
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The Isle of Wight (IOW) Festival is held in England in the Isle of Wight. The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival held at Seaclose Park in New Port of the Isle of Wight.
Isle of Wight Festival was created in 1968.
Isle of Wight AONB was created in 1963.
Isle of Wight Railway ended in 1923.
Isle of Wight Railway was created in 1864.
Flag of the Isle of Wight was created in 2009.
Isle of Wight College was created in 1951.