Isle of Portland






Mapa z 1937 roku




Północna część Portland – wieś Fortuneswell, wał Chesil Beach łączący wyspę z lądem (z lewej), port Portland Harbour oraz miasto Weymouth (z prawej, w tle)


Isle of Portland, Portland – półwysep przyrostkowy położony u południowego wybrzeża Anglii, należący do dystryktu Weymouth and Portland, w hrabstwie Dorset. Stanowi część Jurassic Coast. Wydobywany jest tutaj wapień portlandzki, od którego pochodzi nazwa cement portlandzki.


Isle of Portland połączona jest z lądem 28-kilometrowym wałem akumulacyjnym Chesil Beach, przypominającym tombolo[1]. Z tego też względu Portland bywa uznawane zarówno za wyspę[2][3] jak i półwysep[4].



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Na półwyspie nie używa się słowa rabbit (królik), zastępuje się je omówieniem lub bunny[5]. Tabu stało się powszechnie znane w związku ze zmianą tytułu filmu Wallace i Gromit: Klątwa królika.



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  1. ↑ Description (ang.). Chesil Beach. [dostęp 2013-06-08].


  2. ↑ Weymouth and Portland countryside sites (ang.). dorsetforyou.com. [dostęp 2013-06-08].


  3. ↑ Portland: An Island of Stone (ang.). Jurassic Coast. [dostęp 2013-06-08].


  4. ↑ Dorset County Council: Natural Environment Team: Isle of Portland Landscape Assessment (ang.). dorsetforyou.com. [dostęp 2013-06-08].


  5. ↑ Rabbits, the Portland taboo word





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