The Needles vehicles transporting disabled visitors. This is because the single track road's position close to the cliff edge is considered dangerous for multiple car use. The Isle of Wight Coast Path has its westernmost point at the Coastguard Cottages. The Needles' pointed shape is a result of their unusual geology. The strata have been so heavily folded during the Alpine Orogeny that the chalk is near vertical. This chalk outcrop runs through the centre of the Island from Culver Cliff in the east to the Needles in the west, and then continues under the sea to the Isle of Purbeck, forming
The Island at the Top of the World Too" in a family-oriented roadshow package. The film received an Academy Award nomination for its Art direction/set decoration by (Peter Ellenshaw, John B. Mansbridge, Walter H. Tyler, Al Roelofs, and Hal Gausman). A sequel was planned, entitled "The Lost Ones", based more closely on the original novel, but was abandoned when it became apparent that "Island at the Top of the World" would not be a box office success. The film presently holds a 43% rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 7 reviews. Nora Sayre of "The New York Times" wrote, "At moments, the Scandinavian actors seem slightly hampered