White Cliffs

White Cliffs

White Cliffs is the name of several localities:

* The White cliffs of Dover in the South-East of the United Kingdom.
* White Cliffs, New South Wales, an opal-mining town in Australia
** White Cliffs Solar Power Station, New South Wales was the main source of electricity in the town for 15 years
*White Cliffs (Jurassic) a layer of Jurassic sandstone in the western USA


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  • White Cliffs — Blick auf White Cliffs Staat …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • White Cliffs of Dover (disambiguation) — Cliffs of Dover may refer to: White Cliffs of Dover, cliffs which form part of the coastline of England, facing the Strait of Dover The White Cliffs of Dover (1944 film), a romance concerning an American woman who travels to England, based on a… …   Wikipedia

  • White Cliffs Solar Power Station, New South Wales — White Cliffs Solar Power Station is Australia s first solar power station. It is located at White Cliffs, New South Wales, which was chosen as it has the highest insolation in New South Wales, and in 1981 when the station was constructed had no… …   Wikipedia

  • White Cliffs of Dover — White Cliffs of Do|ver 1.) the White Cliffs of Dover the white cliffs made of ↑chalk, which are the first part of England that you see when crossing the ↑English Channel from France 2.) a popular song sung by British singer Vera Lynn during World …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • white cliffs of Dover, the — white cliffs of Do|ver, the [ ,waıt klıfs əv douvər ] the tall white cliffs along the coast of southern England near Dover. They are often the first thing people see when they arrive in England by boat from continental Europe …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • white cliffs of Dover — white cliffs that rise out of the sea at Dover (England) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • White Cliffs of Dover — This article is about the geographical feature. For other uses, see White Cliffs of Dover (disambiguation). Coordinates: 51°08′N 1°22′E / 51.14°N 1.37 …   Wikipedia

  • White cliffs of Dover — The white cliffs of Dover are cliffs which form part of the British coastline facing the Strait of Dover and France. The cliffs are part of the North Downs formation. The cliff face, which reaches up to 106 metres high, owes its striking façade… …   Wikipedia

  • White Cliffs, New South Wales — Infobox Australian Place | type = town name = White Cliffs state = nsw caption = lga = Central Darling Shire postcode = 2836 est = pop = 221 (2001 census) elevation= 151.0 maxtemp = 26.9 mintemp = 12.6 rainfall = 246.2 stategov = Murray Darling… …   Wikipedia

  • white cliffs of Dover — n [pl] the tall chalk cliffs on the south eastern coast of England, around the port of Dover. They can be seen from several miles away at sea, so they are the first part of England that people see as they approach Dover by ship. To many British… …   Universalium

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