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|Isle of Wight
|label=Ladder Chine
|lat_dir=N | lat_deg=50.60
|lon_dir=W | lon_deg=1.326
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|width=250
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|caption=Ladder Chine on the Isle of Wight}}

[[Image:Ladder Chine.jpg|thumb|Ladder Chine]]

'''Ladder Chine''' is a geological feature on the south west coast of the [[Isle of Wight]], [[England]] ( the [[Back of the Wight]]).<ref>[http://www.wildonwight.co.uk/iwboas/southwest-coast.php IW BAP: IWBOA Southwest Coast]</ref><ref>[http://h2g2.com/dna/h2g2/A77672253 h2g2 - Walking the Isle of Wight Coastal Path: Part 4 - Chale to The Needles]</ref> It is west of the village of [[Chale]]. It is a sandy coastal ravine, one of a number of such [[chine]]s on the island created by stream erosion of soft [[Cretaceous]] rocks. It leads from the 190 foot high clifftop to a [[knickpoint]] approximately halfway down the cliff face above [[Chale Bay]] beach.

The Chine is the first and largest of three chines that have been eroded by a small unnamed brook that descends from [[Chale]] that drains rainwater from the west side of [[St. Catherine's Down|St. Catherine's Hill]]. The other two chines are [[Walpen Chine]] and [[New 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, creating the two other chines to the east of Ladder chine. Ladder Chine is now dry.

The [[Isle of Wight Coastal Path]] runs along the cliff top above this chine.

Many [[Southern Vectis]] buses carry names that relate to coastal features around the [[Isle of Wight]] and Mini Pointer Dart 316, registered SN03LDU, carried the name Ladder Chine before being sold. Coach 590 now carries the name following repaint in Island Coaster livery for a route that operates along the Military Road, close to Ladder Chine.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.redfunnel.co.uk/redfunnel/walking/pdfs/BrighstonetoNiton.pdf Description of Isle of Wight Coastal Path passing Ladder Chine]

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{{Chines on the Isle of Wight}}

[[Category:Chines of the Isle of Wight]]

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