Fort Victoria was a single tier battery with defensible barracks west of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England, built in the 1850s, later used as a submarine mining centre and training area for military purposes. Yarmouth is a seaside resort, and the only town in the western part of the Isle of Wight, off the southern coast of England. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831...

The larger barrack blocks were demolished in 1969, but the sea-facing casemates were not, and this is now all that remains of the Fort. It can now be visited in its role as a country park. The linear park follows the coastline, and has spectacular beaches and soft cliffs. Through the wooded upper cliff area runs the old military road to Fort Albert. The path is now a part of the Round the Island Footpath. A Country Park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment. ... Fort Albert is a tower fort nestling under the cliffs west of Fort Victoria on the Isle of Wight, England. ...

Fort Victoria is the Isle of Wight's largest and most popular country park, owned and managed by the Isle of Wight Council, it has several attractions in the old fort buildings including a marine aquarium, a planetarium, a cafe and the ranger base from where, in the summer months, educational visits are operated by the rangers. The Isle of Wight is an island county off the south coast of England, opposite Southampton. ... A Country Park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment. ... The Isle of Wight Council is a local council. ... Marine fish keeping is different from its counterpart, freshwater, in several important aspects. ... A planetarium is a theatre built for presenting shows about astronomy and the night sky. ... The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations in the United States, first enacted by Congress in 1975, exist to regulate and improve the average fuel economy of cars and light trucks (trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles) sold in the US. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) is the sales weighted...

The Fort provides easy access to the beach, and excellent views of the Solent, Hurst Castle, and passing shipping. Satellite image showing the Solent, separating the Isle of Wight from mainland Britain The Solent is a stretch of sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of Great Britain. ... Hurst Castle is one of Henry VIIIs Device Forts built at the end of a long shingle spit at the west end of the Solent to guard the approaches to Portsmouth, and given extensive new wing batteries after the 1859 Royal Commission report. ...

External Links

• Isle of Wight Council Countryside Service, including Fort Victoria pages (http://www.iwight.com/countryside)
• Marine Aquarium (http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fortvictoria/aquarium.html)
• Planetarium (http://www.islandastronomy.co.uk/)