Whale Island
Whale Island is a small island in Portsmouth Harbour, close by Portsea Island. It is home to HMS Excellent, the oldest shore training establishment within the Royal Navy, and the location of the Navy Command Headquarters.
- Island
- …lies at an elevation of 23 feet (7 metres)
- …is also known as “Whale Island, Hampshire”
- Description: island in Hampshire, England
Places of Interest
Highlights include HMS Victory and Church of St John the Baptist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North End and Buckland.
North End
Suburb
North End is a district in the city of Portsmouth, located on Portsea Island in Hampshire.
Buckland
Suburb
Buckland is a residential area in the city of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire.
Kingston
Neighborhood
Kingston is a residential area of the city… Kingston is situated 1½ miles southeast of Whale Island.
Whale Island
- Category: landform
- Location
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Latitude
50.81681° or 50° 49′ 1″ north
Longitude
-1.0973° or 1° 5′ 50″ west
Open location code
9C2WRW83+P3
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Whale Island” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Illa de Whale”
- Cebuano: “Whale Island”
- Chinese: “鯨魚島”
- French: “Whale Island”
- Japanese: “ホエール島 (イギリス)”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Whale Island”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Whale Island i Hampshire”
- Norwegian: “Whale Island”
- Swedish: “Whale Island, England”
- Swedish: “Whale Island”
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Highlights include Portsmouth Port and Portsmouth Harbour.
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