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|text=The '''Isle of Portland''' is a limestone tied island on the [[Dorset]] coast, 4 miles long by a mile and a half wide. It projects into the the English Channel and is joined to mainland Great Britain by a narrow strip of land which extends 18 miles parallel to the coast as Chesil Beach and by a short causeway to Wyke Regis. | |text=The '''Isle of Portland''' is a limestone tied island on the [[Dorset]] coast, 4 miles long by a mile and a half wide. It projects into the the English Channel and is joined to mainland Great Britain by a narrow strip of land which extends 18 miles parallel to the coast as Chesil Beach and by a short causeway to Wyke Regis. | ||
Portland is a central part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site on the Dorset and east Devon coast, important for its geology and landforms. Portland Harbour, in the bay between Portland and Weymouth, is one of the largest man-made harbours in the world, created between 1848 and 1905 for the Royal Navy}}<noinclude> | Portland is a central part of the Jurassic Coast, a World Heritage Site on the Dorset and east Devon coast, important for its geology and landforms. Portland Harbour, in the bay between Portland and Weymouth, is one of the largest man-made harbours in the world, created between 1848 and 1905 for the Royal Navy.}}<noinclude> | ||
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