Cliffs of Dover
White coastal landmark
The Cliffs of Dover are white chalk cliffs along the English coastline at the Strait of Dover, where England comes closest to continental Europe.
Rising dramatically from the sea, they have long symbolized Britain itself—a first or last glimpse for travelers crossing the Channel.
The phrase evokes patriotism, homecoming, and British identity: We'll meet again on the white cliffs of Dover.
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- white chalkCalcium carbite writing implement
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- EnglandLargest British country
- coastlineLand-water boundary
sea · sea air · erosion · coastal erosion · bluebirds · Vera Lynn · ferry · Kent · British Isles · limestone · waves · Britain · seagulls · horizon · majestic · crossing · landing craft · wartime
- British IslesEngland, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- European sceneryAlps, Colosseum, Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, Parthenon
- Guitar Solos
- EnglandLondon, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds
- carbonateslimestone, aragonite, dolomite, calcite, magnesite
coastal geology
Cliffs of Doversandy beaches
Coastlines covered with granules
tidal flats · coastal plains · river delta · mudflats · barrier islands