The Isle of Portland is a tied island, 6 kilometres (4 mi) long by 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) wide, in the English Channel. The southern tip, Portland Bill...
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state of Oregon Portland, Maine, the most populous city in the U.S. state of Maine Isle of Portland, a tied island in the English Channel Portland may also...
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the Late Jurassic that is quarried on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. The quarries are cut in beds of white-grey limestone separated by chert beds...
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named after the English Isle of Portland. In turn, the city of Portland, Oregon, was named after Portland, Maine. The word Portland is derived from the Old...
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white portland cement is also available. Its name is derived from its resemblance to Portland stone which is quarried on the Isle of Portland in Dorset...
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Portland Bill Portland Bill is a narrow promontory (or bill) at the southern end of the Isle of Portland, and the southernmost point of Dorset, England...
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although yields are declining. The Isle of Portland has been extensively quarried for Portland stone for centuries. Portland stone is an oolitic limestone...
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Portland, Maine, which is itself named after the English Isle of Portland, the Oregon settlement began to be populated in the 1840s, near the end of the...
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fallback Portland stone – Limestone quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England Portland Admiralty Roach – Rock type Bowers Basebed Portland Bowers...
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Jurassic Coast (category Coasts of England)
Isle of Portland is connected to the land by a barrier beach. In some parts of the coast, landslides are common. These have exposed a wide range of fossils...
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the longest escape from custody, having escaped HM Prison The Verne, Isle of Portland, Dorset in December 1955, aged 22-years-old. In November 1955 at the...
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"gravel" or "shingle". It runs for a length of 29 kilometres (18 mi) from West Bay to the Isle of Portland and in places is up to 15 metres (50 ft) high...
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Portland Harbour is located beside the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England. Construction of the harbour began in 1849; when completed...
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area of 81,638 km2 (31,521 sq mi). Population figures are from 2001 Census, except: Great Britain and Ireland both from 2011; Isle of Portland from 2005;...
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to: Preikestolen, a cliff in Norway Pulpit Rock (Isle of Portland), an extremity on the Isle of Portland, Dorset Pulpit Rock (The Dalles, Oregon), a rock...
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Chefoo island in Yantai, China; and Cheung Chau in Hong Kong. The Isle of Portland, in England, is also described as a tied island, but geographers now...
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seen from the Isle of Portland looking towards mainland Dorset The Angel Road of Shōdoshima, Japan Looking south from the summit of Mount Maunganui...
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Isle of the Dead (German: Die Toteninsel) is the best-known painting of Swiss Symbolist artist Arnold Böcklin (1827–1901). Prints were very popular in...
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The Portland Branch railway refers to a group of lines on the Isle of Portland in the English county of Dorset. The first was the Portland Railway, a tramway...
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Grantham, Grantham, a public house built in 1780 The George Inn, Portland, Isle of Portland, Dorset, England George Washington Inn, Washington This disambiguation...
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Portland Admiralty Roach is a kind of stone from the Isle of Portland used to construct "The Cobb", the well-known seawall at Lyme Regis in Dorset. The...
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Durdle Door (category Landforms of Dorset)
Arch of Cabo San Lucas Delicate Arch and Landscape Arch in the USA Durdle Pier, Isle of Portland Étretat, France Geology of Dorset Green Bridge of Wales...
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Isle of Elmley (part of Sheppey) Isle of Ely Isle of Grain Isle of Harty (part of Sheppey) Isle of Oxney Isle of Portland Isle of Purbeck Kelham Island...
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The Portland Sand Formation is a limestone formation from the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. The formation...
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French threat) in the Isle of Portland area, Dorset, England, are: East Weare Battery Inner Pierhead Fort The Nothe Fort Portland Breakwater Fort The Verne...
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2019. It consisted of the resort of Weymouth and the Isle of Portland, and includes the areas of Wyke Regis, Preston, Melcombe Regis, Upwey, Broadwey...
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Brittany, France Mahia Peninsula in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand Isle of Portland in Dorset, England Northmavine in Shetland, Scotland Novastoshnah...
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by Working Title Films for Universal Pictures and was filmed on the Isle of Portland and at Shepperton Studios. After the world premiere in Leicester Square...
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Ashton Memorial in Lancaster. It originates from Independent quarries on the Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. List of types of limestone v t e v t e...
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The Well-Beloved (category Isle of Portland)
cottage housing what is now part of Portland Museum, on the Isle of Portland, founded by Marie Stopes, a friend of Hardy and his wife, was an inspiration...
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