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Port/harbour
Is there any difference between a port and a harbour?
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[/nq] A port is place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships - so ports can exist on rivers and canals as well as at the seaside A harbour is usually (but not always) more of a natural feature, like a bay, where ships can tie up, but is not principally for taking on cargo. Port suggests a fairly significant commercial operation; many harbours are small, used only for local vessels or leisure use. On the other hand, a port might be the commercial part of a larger harbour.
- [/nq] A port is place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships - so ports can exist on rivers and canals as well as at the seaside A harbour is usually (but not always) more of a natural feature, like a bay, where ships can tie up, but is not principally for taking on cargo.
- Port suggests a fairly significant commercial operation; many harbours are small, used only for local vessels or leisure use.
- On the other hand, a port might be the commercial part of a larger harbour.
- Owain
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[nq:1]Is there any difference between a port and a harbour?[/nq]
A port is place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships - so ports can exist on rivers and canals as well as at the seaside
A harbour is usually (but not always) more of a natural feature, like a bay, where ships can tie up, but is not principally for taking on cargo.
Port suggests a fairly
A port is place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships - so ports can exist on rivers and canals as well as at the seaside
A harbour is usually (but not always) more of a natural feature, like a bay, where ships can tie up, but is not principally for taking on cargo.
Port suggests a fairly
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[nq:2]Is there any difference between a port and a harbour?[/nq]
[nq:1]A port is place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships - so ports can exist on ... vessels or leisure use. On the other hand, a port might be the commercial part of a larger harbour. Owain[/nq]
In that case I think the place I refer to is a small port on the Danube, where ships are loaded and unlo
[nq:1]A port is place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships - so ports can exist on ... vessels or leisure use. On the other hand, a port might be the commercial part of a larger harbour. Owain[/nq]
In that case I think the place I refer to is a small port on the Danube, where ships are loaded and unlo
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