| It is naturally protected by Portland to the south, Chesil Beach to the west and mainland Dorset to the north. |
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| Historically the original harbour was formed by the protection offered by the south coast of England, Chesil Beach and the Isle of Portland. |
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| It features notable landforms such as Lulworth Cove, the Isle of Portland, Chesil Beach and Durdle Door. |
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| Anne Enright's 2007 victory came about due to a jury badly split over Ian McEwan's novel On Chesil Beach. |
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| The results bring the total number of swans found to have the disease at the Abbotsbury Swannery, an open reserve in the Chesil Beach area, to nine. |
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