The Needles, a row of three chalk stacks close to Alum Bay, and part of Totland, the westernmost parish of the Isle of Wight, UK
The Needles is a row of three stacks of chalk that rise about 30m out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom, close to Alum Bay, and part of Totland, the westernmost civil parish of the Isle of Wight. The Needles Lighthouse stands at the outer, western end of the formation. The formation takes its name from a fourth needle-shaped pillar called Lot's Wife, which collapsed in a storm in 1764.[8] The remaining rocks are not at all needle-like, but the name has stuck.
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Location: The Needles, south west of Alum Bay, Isle of Wight UK
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