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Originally Posted by MB_Avro_UK
Hi all,
During this summer, I visited Dover and The White Cliffs. This area is Battle of Britain related. I highly recommend a visit. There are no fences to protect you from a 1,000 yard fall over the Cliffs (300 meters in European language  ).
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Sorry, but you are not correct there. 1,000 yards is 3,000 feet, 1,000 feet is about 300 metres. Neither of which is the height of the white cliffs:
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... the highest chalk sea cliff in Britain, rising to 162 m (530 ft) above sea level.
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