Portsmouth
Portsmouth was a fishing and shipping village located on Portsmouth Island on the Core Banks in North Carolina, United States. Portsmouth Island is a tidal island connected, under most conditions, to the northern end of the North Core Banks, across Ocracoke Inlet from the village of Ocracoke.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Hamlet
- Description: former fishing and shipping village located on Portsmouth Island on the Outer Banks in North Carolina
- Also known as“Portsmouth Village”“Portsmouth, NC”“Portsmouth, North Carolina”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Beacon Island.
Beacon Island
Islet
Beacon Island, in Portsmouth Township… Beacon Island is situated 2 miles northeast of Portsmouth.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ocracoke.
Ocracoke
Sedna10387, Public domain.
Ocracoke Island is one of the barrier islands of the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Portsmouth
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Latitude
35.07002° or 35° 4′ 12″ north
Longitude
-76.06361° or 76° 3′ 49″ west
Open location code
87753WCP+2H
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Portsmouth” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Portsmouth”
- Aragonese: “Portsmouth”
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- Asturian: “Portsmouth”
- Basque: “Portsmouth”
- Bavarian: “Portsmouth”
- Breton: “Portsmouth”
- Catalan: “Portsmouth”
- Chinese: “樸茨茅夫 (北卡羅萊納州)”
- Chinese: “樸茨茅夫”
- Corsican: “Portsmouth”
- Croatian: “Portsmouth”
- Czech: “Portsmouth”
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- Ido: “Portsmouth”
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- Interlingua: “Portsmouth”
- Interlingue: “Portsmouth”
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- Italian: “Portsmouth”
- Japanese: “ポーツマス島”
- Jèrriais: “Portsmouth”
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- Minangkabau: “Portsmouth”
- Neapolitan: “Portsmouth”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Portsmouth”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Portsmouth”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Portsmouth”
- Picard: “Portsmouth”
- Piemontese: “Portsmouth”
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- Romanian: “Portsmouth”
- Romansh: “Portsmouth”
- Sardinian: “Portsmouth”
- Scots: “Portsmouth”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Portsmouth”
- Serbian: “Portsmouth”
- Sicilian: “Portsmouth”
- Slovak: “Portsmouth”
- Slovenian: “Portsmouth”
- Spanish: “Portsmouth”
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- Swiss German: “Portsmouth”
- Venetian: “Portsmouth”
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- Vlaams: “Portsmouth”
- Volapük: “Portsmouth”
- Walloon: “Portsmouth”
- Welsh: “Portsmouth”
- Wolof: “Portsmouth”
- Zulu: “Portsmouth”
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pamlico Shores and Oyster Creek.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grace Cemetery and Post Office and General Store.
North Carolina: Highlights
Learn more about Charlotte and Raleigh.
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