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The South Foreland Light on the White Cliffs of Dover, Kent

White Cliffs of Dover The White Cliffs of Dover are chalk cliffs in Kent, forming part of the coastline of Great Britain facing the Straits of Dover. The cliffs are part of the North Downs formation and spread east and west along the Kentish coast from the ancient and modern port of Dover, which town sits crammed into a gap in the cliffs. The cliffs have great symbolic value for Britain as the first and last sight of the land, facing towards Europe across the narrowest part of the Channel, where invasions have historically threatened and against which the cliffs form a symbolic guard. (Read more)