Dover cliffs
White English precipices
The white cliffs of Dover are dramatic chalk formations on England's southeastern coast, rising over 300 feet above the English Channel.
They're often called simply the Dover cliffs or the white cliffs.
Visible from France on clear days, they've served as a symbol of England itself—the first and last sight of home for travelers crossing the Channel.
The phrase white cliffs of Dover evokes patriotic sentiment and wartime nostalgia, particularly from the famous World War II song.
- whiteAbsence of pigment
- chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
- EnglandLargest British country
- seaSaltwater body, not ocean
- bluebirdsAzure-plumed North American thrushes
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