Portland Harbour 4.35

4.4 star(s) from 34 votes
Weymouth,
United Kingdom

About Portland Harbour

Portland Harbour Portland Harbour is one of the popular place listed under Landmark in Weymouth , Island in Weymouth , Port in Weymouth ,

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Portland Harbour is located beside the Isle of Portland, Dorset, on the south coast of England. When completed in 1872, its 520ha surface area made it the largest man made harbour in the world, and it is still the third largest today, after the 4500ha Ras Laffan Harbour in Qatar and the 1500ha Cherbourg Harbour in France. It is naturally protected by Portland to the south, Chesil Beach to the west and mainland Dorset to the north. It consists of four breakwaters — two southern and two northern. These have a total length of 4.57km and enclose approximately of water. The initial southern breakwaters were built between 1849 and 1872, and Portland Harbour was a Royal Navy base until 1995.

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