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America Wood

In or near Shanklin.

America Wood — biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight.

America Wood

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America Wood is a archaeological in south east. (Protected area on the Isle of Wight, England.) Wikipedia notes: "America Wood is a 21.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the Isle of Wight, notified in 1986. Legend has it that the name derives from the use of oak trees grown here to build ships utilised in the American War of Independence.". Coordinates 50.6349°, -1.1996°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
50.6349, -1.1996

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