Portsmouth
Portsmouth is a large city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England. Portsmouth plays a major role in British history, especially naval history.Notable Places in the Area
Fratton Park
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Fratton Park is a football ground in Portsmouth, Portsea Island, England and is the home of Portsmouth F.C.
HMS Victory
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HMS Victory is a 104-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy.
HMS Warrior
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HMS Warrior is a 40-gun steam-powered armoured frigate built for the Royal Navy in 1859–1861.
Localities in the Area
Gosport
Photo: Julian Colander, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gosport is a town in Hampshire, a short water ride away from Portsmouth.
Southsea
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Southsea is a seaside resort and a geographic area of Portsmouth, Portsea Island in England.
Portsmouth
Latitude
50.8° or 50° 48' northLongitude
-1.0667° or 1° 4' westPopulation
215,000Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)Abbreviation
POROpen Location Code
9C2WRW2M+28GeoNames ID
3333183Portsmouth Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Arabic: بورتسموث
- Armenian: Պորտսմութ
- Azerbaijani: Portsmut
- Belarusian: Горад Портсмут
- Bengali: পোর্টস্মাথ
- Bulgarian: Портсмът
- Central Kurdish: پۆرتسموت
- Chechen: Портсмут
- Chinese: 朴次茅斯
- Greek: Πόρτσμουθ
- Hebrew: פורטסמות
- Japanese: ポーツマス
- Kazakh: Портсмунт
- Korean: 포츠머스
- Latin: Portus Ostium
- Latvian: Portsmuta
- Lithuanian: Portsmutas
- Marathi: पोर्टस्मथ
- Mazanderani: پورتسموث
- Narom: Porchémue
- Persian: پورتسموث
- Russian: Портсмут
- Serbian: Портсмут
- Tamil: போர்ட்ஸ்மவுத்
- Thai: พอร์ตสมัท
- Ukrainian: Портсмут
- Urdu: پورٹسماؤتھ
- Uzbek: Portsmut
- Veps: Portsmut
- Yue Chinese: 樸茨茅夫
Other Places Named Portsmouth
Localities in the Area
Landmarks in the Area
- Portsea IslandPeninsula
- St Mary's HospitalHospital
- Fratton railway stationRailway station
- Portsmouth City PCTHospital
- St James' Hospital, PortsmouthHospital
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About Mapcarta. Thanks to Mapbox for providing amazing maps. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, excluding photos, directions and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page Portsmouth. Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.