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Most of the city of Portsmouth
lies on Portsea Island, located where the Solent joins the English Channel. This
makes Portsmouth the England's only island city. The island is separated from
the mainland to the north by a narrow creek, bridged in places to make it - in
appearance - a peninsula. The sheltered Portsmouth Harbour lies to the west of
the island and the large tidal bay of Langstone Harbour is to the east. Portsdown
Hill dominates the skyline to the north, providing a magnificent panoramic view
over the city, and to the south are the waters of the Solent with the Isle of
Wight beyond. Being a seaside city, it is low-lying -- the majority of its surface
area is only about 10 feet above sea level, the highest natural point on Portsea
Island being Kingston Cross (21 feet) although the road surface over Fratton raliway
bridge reaches 25. There are, therefore, dangers that rising sea levels as a result
of global warming could cause serious damage to the city. The west of the city
is mainly council estates such as Buckland, Landport and Portsea. These were built
after most of the original Victorian terraces were destroyed by bombings in World
War II. After the war the massive estate of Leigh Park (one of the largest housing
development of its kind in Europe) was built to solve the chronic housing shortage
during the post-war reconstruction. As of the early part of this decade this estate
is now entirely under the jurisdiction of Havant Borough Council, However Portsmouth
City Council is still the Landlord for these properties, thus making it the biggest
landowner in Havant Borough. Old Portsmouth which is the oldest part of the city,
was also known as Spice Island and was famous for its pubs, that serviced the
many sailors calling into the port.
Portsmouth Guildhall is an imposing neoclassical building.
Most of Portsmouth's tourist attractions are related to its naval history. In the last decade Portsmouth's Historic Dockyard has been given a much needed face lift. Among the attractions are the D-Day museum (which holds the Overlord embroidery) and, in the dockyard, HMS Victory, the remains of Henry VIII's flagship, the Mary Rose (raised from the seabed in 1982), HMS Warrior (Britain's first iron-clad steamship) and the Royal Naval Museum.
Many of the city's former defences now host museums or events. Several of the Victorian era forts on Portsdown Hill are now tourist attractions.
Portsmouth is unusual among British cities in having two cathedrals; the Anglican cathedral of St Thomas, in Old Portsmouth, and the Roman Catholic cathedral of St John.
Portsmouth Harbour is a large natural harbour in Hampshire, England. Geographically it is a ria.
The city of Portsmouth lies to the east on Portsea Island, and Gosport to the west on the mainland. At its north end is Portchester Castle, of Roman origin and the first fortress built to protect the harbour.
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