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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Quarr Abbey, Ryde, Isle of Wight
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1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Isle of Wight
• Isle of Wight-2
• Newport, Isle of Wight, England
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• Wight, Isle of

An island in the S. of England, included in Hampshire, from which it is separated by the channel of the Solent (q. v .); it is of triangular shape, is 23 m. of utmost length, and about 14 m. of utmost breadth; it is traversed by a range of chalk downs from E. to W.; the soil is fertile, especially in the E.; the scenery rich and varied, and the climate charming; Newport is the capital in the centre; near Cowes is Osborne House, the summer residence of Queen Victoria.