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1201:King's Pier
1196:Durdle Pier
1161:Pulpit Rock
1151:Mutton Cove
1126:Chesil Cove
988:Ware Cliffs
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677:World War Z
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1548:Swyre Head
1511:Kimmeridge
1501:Brandy Bay
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1329:Bran Point
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1108:Chickerell
1098:Abbotsbury
1065:Eype Mouth
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1339:Ringstead
1309:Broadrock
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1103:Gore Cove
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