Isle of Wight
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An image of the Isle of Wight from the ISS
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| Motto: "All this beauty is of God" | |||
 Isle of Wight in England |
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| Coordinates: 50°40′N 1°16′W / 50.667°N 1.267°WCoordinates: 50°40′N 1°16′W / 50.667°N 1.267°W | |||
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom | ||
| Country | England | ||
| Region | South East | ||
| Established | 1890 | ||
| Preceded by | Hampshire | ||
| Ceremonial county | |||
| Lord Lieutenant | Martin White | ||
| High Sheriff | Robin Courage MBE | ||
| Area | 384 km2 (148 sq mi) | ||
| • Ranked | 46th of 48 | ||
| Population (mid-2015 est.) | 139,400 | ||
| • Ranked | 46th of 48 | ||
| Density | 366/km2 (950/sq mi) | ||
| Ethnicity | 97.3% White, 1.1% Asian, 0.2% Black, 0.1% Other, 1.2% Mixed | ||
| Unitary authority | |||
| Council | Isle of Wight Council | ||
| Executive | Conservative / Independent / UKIP | ||
| Admin HQ | Newport | ||
| Area | 380.2 km2 (146.8 sq mi) | ||
| • Ranked | 106th of 326 | ||
| Population | 139,400 | ||
| • Ranked | 149th of 326 | ||
| Density | 366/km2 (950/sq mi) | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-IOW | ||
| ONS code | 00MW | ||
| GSS code | E06000046 | ||
| NUTS | UKJ34 | ||
| Website | www |
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| Member of Parliament | Andrew Turner | ||
| Police | Hampshire Constabulary | ||
| Time zone | GMT (UTC) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) | ||
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The Isle of Wight /ˈaɪl əv ˈwaɪt/ is a county and the largest and second-most populous island in England. It is located in the English Channel, about 4 miles (6 km) off the coast of Hampshire, separated by the Solent. The island has resorts that have been holiday destinations since Victorian times, and is known for its mild climate, coastal scenery, and verdant landscape of fields, downland and chines.
The island has been home to the poets Swinburne and Tennyson and to Queen Victoria, who built her much-loved summer residence and final home Osborne House at East Cowes. It has a maritime and industrial tradition including boat building, sail making, the manufacture of flying boats, the hovercraft, and Britain's space rockets. The island hosts annual music festivals including the Isle of Wight Festival, which, in 1970, was the largest rock music event ever held. It has well-conserved wildlife and some of the richest cliffs and quarries for dinosaur fossils in Europe.
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