White Cliffs of Dover

<p>The White Cliffs of Dover are the region of English <a href="/facts/Coastline/RBD0wxn3">coastline</a> facing the <a href="/facts/Strait_of_Dover/SK5qvV1c">Strait of Dover</a> and France. The cliff face, which reaches a height of 350 feet (110 m), owes its striking appearance to its composition of <a href="/facts/Chalk/b6hepsNS">chalk</a> accented by streaks of black <a href="/facts/Flint/7NLCTfBd">flint</a>, deposited during the <a href="/facts/Late_Cretaceous/pcHa4fBg">Late Cretaceous</a>. The cliffs, on both sides of the <a href="/facts/Dover/Ru9mNrrw">town of Dover</a> in <a href="/facts/Kent/aYfQI6Fc">Kent</a>, stretch for eight miles (13 km). The White Cliffs of Dover form part of the <a href="/facts/North_Downs/vBvU3plu">North Downs</a>. A section of coastline encompassing the cliffs was purchased by the <a href="/facts/National_Trust_for_Places_of_Historic_Interest_or_Natural_Beauty/vrXTp6Y6">National Trust</a> in 2016.
</p><p>The cliffs are part of the <a href="/facts/Dover_to_Kingsdown_Cliffs/BogvmRtT">Dover to Kingsdown Cliffs</a> <a href="/facts/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest/Vh5zbXmz">Site of Special Scientific Interest</a> and <a href="/facts/Special_Area_of_Conservation/okBrfzEr">Special Area of Conservation</a>. The point where <a href="/facts/Great_Britain/TNgGQRPj">Great Britain</a> is closest to <a href="/facts/Continental_Europe/EXR4F23f">continental Europe</a>, on a clear day the cliffs are visible from France, approximately 20 miles (32 km) away. A celebrated UK landmark, the cliffs have featured on commemorative postage stamps issued by the <a href="/facts/Royal_Mail/URvAGkDT">Royal Mail</a>, including in their <a href="/facts/Great_Britain_commemorative_stamps_2000%25E2%2580%25932009/cxtEnS5A">British coastline series</a> in 2002 and <a href="/facts/Great_Britain_commemorative_stamps_2010%25E2%2580%25932019/B7kkoBro">UK A-Z series</a> in 2012.
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White Cliffs of Dover