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 | | Entering in the west, where its summit is about 10 miles (16 km) from the sea, it runs east forsome 50 miles (80 km), gradually approaching the coast, and terminating in the bold promontory of Beachy Head near Eastbourne. |
 | | Long stretches of firm sand, and the mild climate of the coast, sheltered by the hills from north and east winds, haveresulted in the growth of numerous resort towns, of which the most popular are Brighton, Hastings, Eastbourne, Bexhill, Seaford, Shoreham, Worthing, Littlehampton and Bognor. |
 | | The climate of the coast district is mild, equable and dry, while that of the Wealden shows greater extremes of temperature,and is rather wetter. |
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