Isle of Wight | |
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State | UK |
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Region | England |
Capital | Newport |
Surface | 380.2 km² |
Inhabitants | 138.400 (2014 estimate) |
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Isle of Wight is a tourist region of the Southeast ofEngland.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
![Map divided by regions](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Isle_of_Wight_map.png/350px-Isle_of_Wight_map.png)
Urban centers
- Newport - Capital of the Isle of Wight.
- Brading - Near the ruins of a Roman villa.
- Cowes - A city famous in the world for the activity of sport yachting, it is located at the west end of the estuary of the river Medina.
- Fresh water - located in the western area.
- Ryde - The largest city and with the second longest pier in the UK.
- Sandown - The most famous beach on the island.
- Shanklin - Seaside town with a beach, with an old village with thatched roofs and a picturesque layout.
- Ventnor - A Victorian-style seaside town.
- Yarmouth - A small town on the west coast with a history relevant to the island.
How to get
How to get around
What see
What to do
At the table
Safety
Other projects
Wikipedia contains an entry concerning Isle of Wight
Commons contains images or other files on Isle of Wight