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| | Wight, Isle of - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Wight, Isle of |
 | | An aerial view of the lighthouse at the Needles, a group of rocks at the most western point of the Isle of Wight, England. |
 | | Alum, a double sulphate of aluminium and potassium used in papermaking, tanning, and medicine, was first mined in the area during the reign of Elizabeth I. The Needles and lighthouse, Isle of Wight. |
 | | The Needles, at the western extremity of the island, are sea-stacks formed principally of chalk and flint; the unmanned lighthouse is on the furthest rock. |
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