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    1228000 Portsmouth Harbour is a 1,264.2-hectare (3,124-acre)/12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Portsmouth and Gosport...
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    Portsmouth Harbour are dominated by the Spinnaker Tower, one of the United Kingdom's tallest structures at 560 feet (170 m). Southsea is Portsmouth's...
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    Portsmouth Harbour railway station is a railway station in Portsmouth, England. It is situated beside Gunwharf Quays in the city's harbour, and is an important...
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    Island, separated by Langstone Harbour. To the west is the peninsular mainland town of Gosport, separated by Portsmouth Harbour. To the south, it faces into...
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  • Portsmouth Olympic Harbour is a harbour located in Kingston, Ontario. The harbour was redeveloped for the sailing events of the 1976 Summer Olympics in...
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    HMNB Devonport). Portsmouth Naval Base is part of the city of Portsmouth; it is located on the eastern shore of Portsmouth Harbour, north of the Solent...
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  • enter Portsmouth Harbour alongside her sister ship Scarlet Lady. 5 March: The former Gosport ferry 'Portsmouth Queen' makes a brief visit to Portsmouth on...
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    platforms to Portsmouth Harbour in 1876. It was later renamed Portsmouth Town on 2 October 1876 to avoid confusion with other stations in Portsmouth, such as...
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    is situated on a peninsula on the western side of Portsmouth Harbour, opposite the city of Portsmouth, to which it is linked by the Gosport Ferry. Gosport...
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    The Portsmouth Direct line is a railway route between Woking in Surrey and Portsmouth Harbour in Hampshire, England. It forms the principal route for...
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    area defended has increased. While the first defences focused on Portsmouth harbour, in step with the fortifications of Gosport, later defensive structures...
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    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...
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    a small island in England located in the northwestern section of Portsmouth Harbour. Historically it appears to have been connected to the mainland via...
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    large estuary. In the south-east are Portsmouth Harbour, Langstone Harbour, and the western edge of Chichester Harbour, three large rias. The south-west...
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    Southsea and its pier to Portsmouth's railway line, and for tourists to bypass the busy town of Portsmouth and its crowded harbour. East Southsea railway...
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    FAIR-əm) is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England...
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  • scratch boat (having a value 100). In 1950 he received support from the Portsmouth Harbour Racing & Sailing Association to produce the first edition of the Langstone...
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    and Manchester Piccadilly), Great Western Railway (between here and Portsmouth Harbour, Bristol Temple Meads and Cardiff Central) and Southern, which links...
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    Gosport and Portsmouth in Hampshire, southern England. It is currently operated by Gosport Ferry Ltd, a subsidiary of the Portsmouth Harbour Ferry Company...
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    Fort Monckton (category Forts in Portsmouth)
    peninsula, Hampshire. Built on the ruins of Haselworth Castle to protect Portsmouth Harbour at the start of the American War of Independence, it was rebuilt in...
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    from Portsmouth; these trains branch off the SWML at Eastleigh, then proceed via the Eastleigh to Fareham and West Coastway lines to Portsmouth Harbour station...
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    0907384 Portsmouth International Port, also known as Portsmouth Continental Ferry Port, is the harbour authority for the city of Portsmouth, Hampshire...
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    allow the passage of barges around the north of Portsea Island to Portsmouth Harbour. The canal was also used to transport gold and silver for the Bank...
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    (560 ft) landmark observation tower in Portsmouth, England. It is the centrepiece of the redevelopment of Portsmouth Harbour, which was supported by a National...
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    Historical depictions of hulks Portsmouth Harbour with prison hulks A fleet of ships and hulks in Portsmouth harbour Sheer hulk at Sheerness Dockyard...
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    Wightlink (category Transport in Portsmouth)
    between Lymington and Yarmouth, and Portsmouth and Fishbourne and a fast passenger-only catamaran between Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier. It is jointly owned...
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    Fratton railway station (category Railway stations in Portsmouth)
    district of Portsmouth. Today, Fratton station is located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour. Fratton...
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    Basingstoke (peak services) Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour via Guildford (shared with Class 450) Waterloo to Portsmouth Harbour via Basingstoke and Fareham (shared...
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    in common with most navigation bills of that period. Facilities at Portsmouth harbour were rudimentary at the time, but by the middle of the 18th century...
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    and runs towards Southampton Central, Bournemouth and Weymouth or Portsmouth Harbour. The station was opened on 10 June 1839 by the London and Southampton...
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