Dunnose, Isle of Wight

Dunnose
Luccombe Down - The view over Dunnose
Dunnose is located in Isle of Wight
Dunnose
Dunnose
Location within the Isle of Wight
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Isle of Wight
50°36′18″N 1°11′28″W / 50.604965°N 1.191094°W / 50.604965; -1.191094

Dunnose is a cape on the Isle of Wight in the English Channel. The headland is visible from well out to sea, and is used in navigation. It has twice been used as the base point for a triangulation of Great Britain. The line of accurately surveyed points running north from Dunnose to Clifton in Yorkshire provide the basis for triangulation to determine the positions of all other locations in Britain.