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Atherfield Ledge

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Numerous ships have been wrecked upon this ledge because it's the focal point of the tide, many have left their remains turning it into a graveyard.
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the Atherfield ledge is a small (half a mile square) outcrop occupying a central position reaching into the current.
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J.C Medland "Shipwrecks of the Wight".Coach House Publications ltd, 2004
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Sirenia - in which several lifeboat men lost their lives.
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Auguste 1900 - Cargo of Eucalyptus wood from Australia
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Back of the Wight
Isle of Wight
Brook Ledge
Brighstone Ledge
Brighstone Ledge
SS Eider

50°37′N 1°22′W / 50.61°N 1.36°W / 50.61; -1.36
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