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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Hampshire, England
- Also known as: “Whale Island, Hampshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include HMS Victory and Church of St John the Baptist.
HMS Victory
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate wooden sailing ship of the line. With 248 years of service as of 2026, she is the world's oldest naval vessel still in commission.
Charles Dickens’ Birthplace Museum
Museum
Photo: Austriantraveler, CC BY 3.0.
Charles Dickens' Birthplace Museum is a writer's house museum in Landport, Portsmouth, England, situated at the birthplace of the eminent English author Charles Dickens; and as such played a prominent part in the 2012 bicentennial celebrations.
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. The area developed rapidly as a part of the city after a horse-drawn tram route was opened between Portsmouth and Cosham.
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 of Portsmouth in the English county of Hampshire, lying between Buckland, Fratton, Milton and North End. It was a recognised suburb of the city by the middle of the 19th century. Kingston is situated 1½ miles southeast of Whale Island.
Whale Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Whale Island” goes by many names.
- 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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