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Norfolk is located on the Elizabeth
River, in Hampton Roads, a large natural harbor. It is a
part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, officially
known as the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
MSA.
The city has a long history as a strategic military and
transportation point. Norfolk is home to both the Norfolk
Naval Base, the world's largest naval base, and the
Norfolk Southern Railway, one of North America's principal
Class I railroads. It has many miles of riverfront and
bayfront property, and is linked with its neighbors
through an extensive network of Interstate highways,
bridges, tunnels, and bridge-tunnel complexes.
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