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River Medina
A sailboat on the River Medina at Newport, Isle of Wight, England.
River Medina
river, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
River Medina, river, Isle of Wight, England. The Medina drains much of the island, rising on the high sandstone ground near the south coast and flowing 12 miles (19 km) north through a gap in the chalk ridge that forms the backbone of the island. Past Newport at the head of its estuary, it flows into The Solent on the English Channel. There Cowes and East Cowes lie on either side of its mouth.
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