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Portland Harbour

Portland Harbour is beside the , , on the south coast of . Construction of the harbour began in 1849; when completed in 1872, its 520-hectare surface area made it the largest human-made harbour in the world, and it remains one of the largest in the world today.
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  • Type: Harbor
  • Description: harbour in Dorset, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Portland Port”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Portland Castle and Sandsfoot Castle.

Castle
Photo: Mark.murphy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII on the , , between 1539 and 1541. It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the Portland Roads anchorage.

Photo: Ajsmith141, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also known historically as Weymouth Castle, is an artillery fort constructed by Henry VIII near , . It formed part of the King's Device programme to protect against invasion from France and the Holy Roman Empire, and defended the anchorage.

Aerodrome
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RNAS Portland was an air station of the Royal Navy, situated at the , , . It was established in 1917 on the western edge of Portland Harbour as HMS Sarepta.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castletown and Wyke Regis.

Village
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is a small in Underhill on the in . It is located close to , on the shores of Portland Harbour, and includes a sandy beach, as well as one of Portland's notable highlights; , while the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy is also located nearby.

Village
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is a village in the civil parish of , in south , England. The village is part of the south western suburbs of Weymouth, on the northern shore of Portland Harbour and the south-eastern end of .

Village
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, sometimes, is a small village at the southern end of , in Underhill, on the in . It is the oldest settlement on the island, having formerly been known as Chesilton. is situated 1½ miles south of Portland Harbour.

Portland Harbour

Latitude
50.5842° or 50° 35′ 3″ north
Longitude
-2.44369° or 2° 26′ 37″ west
Open location code
9C2VHHM4+MG
Geo­Names ID
2640031
Wiki­data ID
Q1585169
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Portland Harbour” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Portlandeko portua”
  • Chinese: “波特兰港”
  • Chinese: “波特蘭港”
  • Danish: “Portland Harbour”
  • Estonian: “Portland Harbour”
  • Estonian: “Portlandi sadam”
  • French: “port de Portland”
  • French: “Port de Portland”
  • German: “Portland Harbour”
  • Hebrew: “נמל פורטלנד”
  • Italian: “Porto di Portland”
  • Japanese: “ポートランド・ハーバー”
  • Japanese: “ポートランドハーバー”
  • Japanese: “ポートランド港”
  • Russian: “Портленд”
  • Spanish: “Portland Harbor”
  • Spanish: “Portland Harbour”
  • Spanish: “Puerto de Portland”
  • Spanish: “Puerto de Pórtland”
  • Turkish: “Portland Harbour”
  • Turkish: “Portland Limanı”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castle Cove and Portland Port.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Portland Harbour”. Photo: Steinsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.