This is the Isle of Wight off the south coast of Great Britain. "It is known for its mild climate, coastal scenery, and verdant landscape of fields, downland, and chines."
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A chine ( /ˈtʃaɪn/) is a steep-sided coastal gorge where a river flows to the sea through, typically, soft eroding cliffs of sandstone or clays. The word is still in use in central Southern England—notably in East Devon, Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight—to describe such topographical features.
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"Every summer we can rent a cottage
In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera, Chuck and Dave."
Beat me to it! Somehow that reference is going to stick in your mind forever, isn't it?
A chine is also an aerodynamic feature in a lifting body, a protrusion along the body that has an aerodynamic effect.
Chine is also boat talk. Boat talk is where some airplane talk comes from.
Neat, I did not know that!
Banks have won, US will abandon Basel 3.
Didn't Jimi play a festival there?