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White Cliffs of Dover

White Cliffs of Dover
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About White Cliffs of Dover

The White Cliffs of Dover are the region of English coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliff face, which reaches a height of 350 feet (110 m), owes its striking appearance to its composition of chalk accented by streaks of black flint, deposited during the Late Cretaceous. The cliffs, on both sides of the town of Dover in Kent, stretch for eight miles (13 km). The White Cliffs of Dover form part of the North Downs. The cliffs are part of the Dover to Kingsdown Cliffs Site of Special Scientific Interest and Special Area of Conservation. The top of the cliffs hosts a chalk grassland ecosystem with an abundance of bird, flower, and butterfly species.

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When they die, they sink down to the bottom of the ocean, and they turn into chalk. That's what the White Cliffs of Dover are made from. It is pretty cool. It's pretty metal.

from Little Fish: Put A Peanut In It, 2026-08-09 at 00:09:39 · read transcript

Other times White Cliffs of Dover came up

  1. No, no, don't draw it. This is now not the problem. This is now the White Cliffs of Dover. Here's John walking along. Okay.

    Little Fish: Put A Peanut In It, 2026-08-09 · listen

  2. Once again, we have gathered around the microphones with our four favorite facts from the last seven days. In no particular order, here we go. Starting with fact number one, and that is Andy. My fact is, as well as the world-famous White Cliffs of Dover, Britain is home to the world-unknown White Cliffs of Croydon. For listeners at home, we're looking at a majestic, huge set of glorious White Cliffs. In fairness, they are white cliffs, aren't they?

    555: No Such Thing As Catherine Of Croydon, 2024-10-31 · listen

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