Freezing is almost always an exothermic process, meaning that as liquid changes into solid, heat and pressure is released. This is often seen as counter-intuitive, since the temperature of the material does not rise during freezing, except if the liquid were supercooled.
1 The Isle of Wight is often said to be the most haunted island in the world, perhaps due to mysterious ley lines under the island. 2  It attracts thousands of ghost hunters every year.3  There is an Isle of Wight county in Virginia, US, and the county town has the same name. In 1812, the first Cowes Regatta was held. 2  Helped by the attendance of the Royal family, it has become the largest international yachting event in the world. 3  The Isle of Wight is often said to be the most haunted island in the world, perhaps due to mysterious ley lines under the island.
The Isle of Wight is roughly diamond-shaped and covers an area of 380 km 2, nearly 150 sq.miles. Slightly more than half of the island, mainly in the west, is designated as the Isle of Wight Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The island has 258 km 2 of farmland, 52 km 2 of developed areas, and 57 miles of coastline. The Isle of Wight is the setting of Julian Barnes 's novel England, England. 2  The island features in John Wyndham 's novel The Day of the Triffids and Simon Clark 's sequel to it, The Night of the Triffids.