Langstone Harbour

Langstone Harbour

Langstone Harbour is an English inlet of the English Channel, sandwiched between Portsea Island to the south and west, Hayling Island to the south and east, and Langstone to the north. Geographically it is a ria.

Together with Chichester Harbour, which is at the other (eastern) side of Hayling Island it is designated as a Special Protection Area for wildlife. West of Portsmouth is Portsmouth Harbour and the three linked harbours are important recreational and conservation areas as well as supporting commercial fishing and shipping. It is administered by the Langstone Harbour Board [http://www.langstoneharbour.org.uk/] .

It contains Baker's Island (gbmappingsmall|SU694035), North Binness Island (gbmappingsmall|SU692046), South Binness Island (gbmappingsmall|SU698031) and Long Island (gbmappingsmall|SU701041). These are subject to erosion and during the 1990s a seven-year archaeology project took place before their history was lost to the seas.

History

On Thursday 31st July, 2008 a 26ft (8m), 7 tonne Northern Bottlenose whale was beached on a mudflat in Langstone Harbour. A rescue operation was carried out to try to save the whale off the south coast of England and managed to free the whale from mudflats using a special lifting pontoon but it remained in shallow water. A decision was made to give the whale a lethal injection as a blood test show results of kidney failure. If the whale swam into deeper water it could take up to two days to die naturally from renal failure. The whale ended up about 3,000 miles (4,828 km) off course due to its illness [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/7538098.stm] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7536905.stm] [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7537234.stm]

External links

* [http://www.langstoneharbour.org.uk/ Langstone Harbour Board's website]
* [http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/l/langstoneharbour/index.asp RSPB reserve website]
* [http://www.wessexarch.co.uk/projects/hampshire/portsmouth/langstone/ Summary of archaeology]
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