Portsmouth: Island
Places and attractions in the Island category
Categories
- Museum
- History museum
- Forts and castles
- Military museum
- Historical place
- Specialty museum
- Park
- Church
- Reportedly haunted
- Concerts and shows
- Marina
- Sailing
- Shopping
- Harbor
- Sport venue
- Sport
- Island
Burrow Island
Burrow Island is a tidal island in Gosport, United Kingdom. The island overlooks Portsmouth harbour. At low tide a spit connects it with Priddy's Hard.
Baker's Island
Baker's Island is an island in Langstone Harbour, Hampshire, England. It is 400 m long and up to 300 m wide but only rises to a little over 2 m above Ordnance Datum. Mesolithic and Neolithic flintwork has been found on the island along with Bronze Age and Romano-British pottery.
Pewit Island
Pewit Island is a small island located in the north western section of Portsmouth Harbour. Historically it appears to have been connected to the mainland via a manmade shingle causeway, parts of which still exist.
Whale Island
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 the Royal Navy, and the location of the Navy Command Headquarters.
South Binness Island
South Binness Island is an island in Langstone Harbour. It is 600 metres long and up to 240 metres wide but only rises to 2 metres above Ordnance Datum. Archaeological finds include Bronze Age pottery and an unfinished Plano-convex knife.
Portsea Island
Developed island with a harbor Portsea Island is a flat, low-lying island 24.5 square kilometres in area, just off the southern coast of England in the county of Hampshire, which contains the majority of the city of Portsmouth.
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