Article: Portsmouth: Geography and Climate

Portsmouth: Geography and Climate

Portsmouth, located in southeastern New Hampshire in Rockingham County, is equidistant from Portland, Maine, to the north and Boston, Massachusetts, to the south. About three miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean, Portsmouth is at the mouth of a broad tidal basin for six inland rivers. Portsmouth itself lies on the banks of the Piscataqua River. On the opposite bank of the Piscataqua is the city of Kittery, Maine site of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. The only seaport in the state, Portsmouth has one of the deepest harbors in the world. The land around the harbor is hilly, sloping down ...

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