<Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> Greenwich Mean Time (UTC) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Summer (DST) </Th> <Td> British Summer Time (UTC + 1) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Isle of Wight (/ waɪt /; also referred to informally as IoW or The Island) is a county and the largest and second-most populous island in England . It is in the English Channel, about 2 miles (3.2 km) off the coast of Hampshire, separated by the Solent . The island has resorts that have been holiday destinations since Victorian times, and is known for its mild climate, coastal scenery, and verdant landscape of fields, downland and chines . </P> <P> The island has been home to the poets Swinburne and Tennyson and to Queen Victoria, who built her much - loved summer residence and final home Osborne House at East Cowes . It has a maritime and industrial tradition including boat - building, sail - making, the manufacture of flying boats, the hovercraft, and Britain's space rockets . The island hosts annual music festivals including the Isle of Wight Festival, which in 1970 was the largest rock music event ever held . It has well - conserved wildlife and some of the richest cliffs and quarries for dinosaur fossils in Europe . </P>

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