From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia New Chine
New Chine
stream erosion of soft Cretaceous rocks. It leads from the
190 foot high clifftop to a knickpoint approximately one
third of way down the cliff face above Chale Bay beach.
The Chine is one of three chines that have been erod-
ed by a small unnamed brook that descends from Chale
that drains rainwater from the west side of St. Cather-
ine’s Hill. The other two chines are Ladder Chine and
Walpen Chine. The brook initially wound its way to the
cliff face and its descent over the edge created Ladder
chine. As the cliff eroded, the brook found a shorter path
to the sea and started creating Walpen Chine to the east
of Ladder chine. As the cliff eroded further, the brook
moved east again and is currently eroding an unnamed
chine labelled New Chine. New Chine consists of two
small narrow ravines that feed the same knickpoint. The
main ravine has the brook running through it for all but
the driest parts of the summer. The smaller more west-
erly ravine is eroded when the brook overflows during
flash flooding and the excess water finds a second route
to the cliff edge.
The Isle of Wight Coastal Path runs alongside the top
of the chine and part of the brook.
New Chine
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New Chine is a geological feature on the south west coast
of the Isle of Wight, England ( the Back of the Wight). It
is west of the village of Chale. It is a sandy coastal ravine,
one of a number of such chines on the island created by
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• Chines of the Isle of Wight
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