Portland Harbour
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Portland Harbour is a large, man-made, naturally sheltered harbor on the Dorset coast of southern England, historically significant as a naval base and now used for commercial shipping and water sports.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portland Harbour canonical | 8 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artificial harbour
ⓘ
coastal feature ⓘ harbour ⓘ |
| constructedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| constructedFor | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1840s ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
commercial port
ⓘ
recreational harbour ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
kayaking
ⓘ
kitesurfing ⓘ sailing ⓘ windsurfing ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
man-made
ⓘ
naturally sheltered ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep-water anchorage
ⓘ
sheltered waters ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
Portland Port
ⓘ
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Portland
ⓘ
Weymouth ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | part of environmentally sensitive coastal area ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
reliable sailing conditions
ⓘ
shelter from English Channel storms ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
breakwaters
ⓘ
sea walls ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
naval base ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ water sports ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
Royal Navy base
ⓘ
major British naval anchorage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dorset
ⓘ
England ⓘ southern England ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | English Channel ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Dorset coast ⓘ |
| militaryUseEnd | late 20th century ⓘ |
| near |
Isle of Portland
ⓘ
Weymouth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jurassic Coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Jurassic Coast region
|
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| usedDuring |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cargo shipping
ⓘ
cruise ship calls ⓘ marine training ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.