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<h2 id="artificial-harbors">Artificial harbors </h2> <p>Artificial harbors are frequently built for use as ports. The oldest artificial harbor known is the Ancient Egyptian site at <a href="/facts/Wadi_al-Jarf/TvldYRRx">Wadi al-Jarf</a>, on the Red Sea coast, which is at least 4500 years old (ca. 2600–2550 BCE, reign of King <a href="/facts/Khufu/6x3MtloU">Khufu</a>). The largest artificially created harbor is <a href="/facts/Port_of_Jebel_Ali/eyrJN2l3">Jebel Ali</a> in <a href="/facts/Dubai/v44jdkJK">Dubai</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> Other large and busy artificial harbors include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Port_of_Long_Beach/mrlnvUuK">Port of Long Beach</a> and <a href="/facts/Port_of_Los_Angeles/LpHPDdVE">Los Angeles</a>, California, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_of_Casablanca/LPlPTzQM">Port of Casablanca</a>, Morocco</li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_of_Koper/SvkUy5eD">Port of Koper</a>, Slovenia</li></ul> <p>The Ancient Carthaginians constructed fortified, artificial harbors called <a href="/facts/Cothon/lF8JngaS">cothons</a>. </p> <h2 id="natural-harbors">Natural harbors </h2> <p class="note">See also: List of deepest natural harbours</p> <p>A natural harbor is a <a href="/facts/Landform/eI0tkDYB">landform</a> where a section of a body of water is protected and deep enough to allow anchorage. Many such harbors are <a href="/facts/Ria/KRXeGRoo">rias</a>. Natural harbors have long been of great <a href="/facts/Military_strategy/BP51zfYK">strategic naval</a> and <a href="/facts/Economic/okLWSsEY">economic</a> importance, and many great cities of the world are located on them. Having a protected harbor reduces or eliminates the need for breakwaters as it will result in calmer waves inside the harbor. Some examples are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Bali_Strait/WM21tjcX">Bali Strait</a>, <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a></li> <li>Berehaven Harbour, <a href="/facts/Ireland/35vYxXdP">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Balikpapan_Bay/yut4xCu7">Balikpapan Bay</a> in <a href="/facts/East_Kalimantan/a526mEYN">East Kalimantan</a>, <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mumbai/BdoEc10R">Mumbai</a> in <a href="/facts/Maharashtra/4hAVYlb4">Maharashtra</a>, <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Boston_Harbor/zQXtcsuB">Boston Harbor</a> in <a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Burrard_Inlet/wo8LyL4x">Burrard Inlet</a> in <a href="/facts/Vancouver/rn2AKA1n">Vancouver</a>, <a href="/facts/British_Columbia/Ty3e3g1Q">British Columbia</a>, <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Chittagong/sRgSHwPL">Chittagong</a> in <a href="/facts/Chittagong_Division/162GCpVL">Chittagong Division</a>, <a href="/facts/Bangladesh/NXk4f78Y">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cork_Harbour/vIUYF2lW">Cork Harbour, Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Esquimalt_Harbour/2Ig8KgL4">Esquimalt Harbour</a> in <a href="/facts/Esquimalt/Y9egW7pb">Esquimalt</a>, <a href="/facts/British_Columbia/Ty3e3g1Q">British Columbia</a>, <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Grand_Harbour/C8px6f9M">Grand Harbour</a>, <a href="/facts/Malta/FsqM3M37">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Guant%25C3%25A1namo_Bay/n9xXySfA">Guantánamo Bay</a>, <a href="/facts/Cuba/vHjTXLPW">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Gulf_of_Paria/Hfl5ntKI">Gulf of Paria</a>, <a href="/facts/Trinidad_and_Tobago/jTXQP4Fe">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Haifa_Bay/cl34MM67">Haifa Bay</a>, in <a href="/facts/Haifa/L3zIs1p1">Haifa</a>, <a href="/facts/Israel/dEe3IcaY">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Halifax_Harbour/YlnVsHjh">Halifax Harbour</a> in <a href="/facts/Nova_Scotia/RcmIvd1A">Nova Scotia</a>, <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Hamilton_Harbour/oDzqR1UC">Hamilton Harbour</a> in <a href="/facts/Ontario/HUkxk5Rf">Ontario</a>, <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Killybegs/epxIxJxM">Killybegs</a> in <a href="/facts/County_Donegal/ABbl3HoH">County Donegal</a>, <a href="/facts/Ireland/35vYxXdP">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Kingston_Harbour/rdW9hgXx">Kingston Harbour</a>, <a href="/facts/Jamaica/jeDulmwE">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mah%25C3%25B3n/rqxlT6nb">Mahón</a> harbour, in <a href="/facts/Menorca/qoaphuvL">Menorca</a>, <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Marsamxett_Harbour/oKJC22ub">Marsamxett Harbour</a>, <a href="/facts/Malta/FsqM3M37">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Milford_Haven_Waterway/evVGulVm">Milford Haven</a> in <a href="/facts/Wales/xa3W6PHH">Wales</a>, <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/New_York_Harbor/SHoEC86U">New York Harbor</a> in the <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pago_Pago_Harbor/as0XIu9V">Pago Pago Harbor</a> in <a href="/facts/American_Samoa/mpcHoegY">American Samoa</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pearl_Harbor/9FPPxEj6">Pearl Harbor</a> in <a href="/facts/Hawaii/ImxFefeK">Hawaii</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Poole_Harbour/m0bHAuTI">Poole Harbour</a> in <a href="/facts/England/U9mE5bGL">England</a>, <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_Hercules/tH5JXR2o">Port Hercules</a>, <a href="/facts/Monaco/QjjEJwKy">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_Jackson/uFgAR2ne">Sydney Harbour</a> in <a href="/facts/New_South_Wales/aW7eJXSS">New South Wales</a>, <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a>, technically a ria</li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_Stephens_(New_South_Wales)/MLkFSN7E">Port Stephens</a> in <a href="/facts/Australia/qLHpbppq">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_of_Tanjung_Perak/z09FyHeQ">Tanjung Perak</a> in <a href="/facts/Surabaya/ueSxkgv9">Surabaya</a>, <a href="/facts/Indonesia/vQnWU3IW">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_of_Tobruk/gjXP6JJ3">Port of Tobruk</a> in <a href="/facts/Tobruk/lPRINwFn">Tobruk</a>, <a href="/facts/Libya/HMPH8PWR">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Presque_Isle_Bay/tN0zDHaq">Presque Isle Bay</a> in <a href="/facts/Pennsylvania/HGqC5bBm">Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Prince_William_Sound/r1ChjsCX">Prince William Sound</a> in <a href="/facts/Alaska/LlDNr2uR">Alaska</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Puget_Sound/A7TgLsHA">Puget Sound</a> in <a href="/facts/Washington_(state)/7tCrTFnN">Washington state</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/R%25C3%25ADas_Altas/ueLLpQrL">Rías Altas</a> and <a href="/facts/R%25C3%25ADas_Baixas/b7fQPtDr">Rías Baixas</a> in <a href="/facts/Galicia_(Spain)/9gQqlueg">Galicia</a>, <a href="/facts/Spain/bIyrB8EY">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Roadstead_of_Brest/29yQFTQj">Roadstead of Brest</a> in <a href="/facts/Brittany/XvquwmIg">Brittany</a>, <a href="/facts/France/CxIeIKM3">France</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/San_Diego_Bay/FwcajWgy">San Diego Bay</a> in <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/San_Francisco_Bay/gupuMeaU">San Francisco Bay</a> in <a href="/facts/California/zLW2vdQJ">California</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Scapa_Flow/PBDsXQmA">Scapa Flow</a> in <a href="/facts/Scotland/VGwbbxB2">Scotland</a>, <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sept-%25C3%258Eles%2c_Quebec/N8Fmzrf9">Sept-Îles</a> in <a href="/facts/C%25C3%25B4te-Nord/oKYCEo7G">Côte-Nord</a>, <a href="/facts/Quebec/4hhNvb4t">Quebec</a>, <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Shelburne%2c_Nova_Scotia/skIklIbE">Shelburne</a> in <a href="/facts/Nova_Scotia/RcmIvd1A">Nova Scotia</a>, <a href="/facts/Canada/cWWFM8oc">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Subic_Bay/3HjINRyv">Subic Bay</a> in <a href="/facts/Zambales/hsV6x8bA">Zambales</a>, <a href="/facts/Philippines/ARpmxXQV">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tallinn_Bay/Pa2trGLb">Tallinn Bay</a> in <a href="/facts/Tallinn/IBLBVtHt">Tallinn</a>, <a href="/facts/Estonia/PVjB16TI">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tampa_Bay/ftFdRnDz">Tampa Bay</a> in <a href="/facts/Florida/cF245A3Q">Florida</a>, <a href="/facts/United_States/P0sCdLe5">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Trincomalee_Harbour/NGfvFvXK">Trincomalee Harbour</a>, <a href="/facts/Sri_Lanka/VtTBmysE">Sri Lanka</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tuticorin/Dvm0UXFE">Tuticorin</a> in <a href="/facts/Tamil_Nadu/ouqcjUKE">Tamil Nadu</a>, <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Victoria_Harbour/bpzvC3C3">Victoria Harbour</a> in <a href="/facts/Hong_Kong/4nAf3mqQ">Hong Kong</a>, <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Visakhapatnam_Port/H73MMA25">Visakhapatnam Harbour</a>, <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Vizhinjam/X7amzVfP">Vizhinjam</a> in <a href="/facts/Trivandrum/WzEGT3qx">Trivandrum</a>, <a href="/facts/India/1kKHcnxM">India</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Waitemat%25C4%2581_Harbour/VB4lPugq">Waitematā Harbour</a> in <a href="/facts/Auckland/wRcayHa2">Auckland</a>, <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Manukau_Harbour/EC0mKhvu">Manukau Harbour</a> in <a href="/facts/Auckland/wRcayHa2">Auckland</a>, <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wellington_Harbour/REKpdHVd">Wellington Harbour</a> in <a href="/facts/Wellington/tX6IT5oj">Wellington</a>, <a href="/facts/New_Zealand/4mpSlJdg">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_Foster/35RhpyYd">Port Foster</a> in <a href="/facts/Deception_Island/nEjVY922">Deception Island</a>, <a href="/facts/Antarctica/bEM5Lem5">Antarctica</a></li></ul> <h2 id="ice-free-harbors">Ice-free harbors </h2> <p>For harbors near the <a href="/facts/Geographical_pole/dTShPqll">North and South poles</a>, being ice-free is an important advantage, especially when it is year-round. Examples of these are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Hammerfest_(town)/uvRh5l2F">Hammerfest, Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Liinakhamari/o6L5S4v8">Liinakhamari</a>, Russia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Murmansk%2c_Russia/lhMxkwK2">Murmansk, Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Nakhodka/BPuD3sm8">Nakhodka</a> in <a href="/facts/Nakhodka_Bay/7bfP2EdA">Nakhodka Bay</a>, Russia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Pechenga_(urban-type_settlement)%2c_Murmansk_Oblast/spjj2mjM">Pechenga</a>, Russia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Prince_Rupert%2c_British_Columbia/H6qGCE5A">Prince Rupert</a>, Canada</li> <li><a href="/facts/Valdez%2c_Alaska/dfpbAzPm">Valdez</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vard%25C3%25B8_(town)/X4vpf67C">Vardø</a>, Norway</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vostochny_Port/hQVKVngS">Vostochny Port</a>, Russia</li></ul> <p>The world's southernmost harbor, located at <a href="/facts/Antarctica/bEM5Lem5">Antarctica</a>'s <a href="/facts/Winter_Quarters_Bay/uAGFbPHr">Winter Quarters Bay</a> (77° 50′ South), is sometimes ice-free, depending on the summertime <a href="/facts/Pack_ice/DLeUDwYg">pack ice</a> conditions.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="important-harbors">Important harbors </h2> <p>Although the world's busiest port is a contested title, in 2017 the <a href="/facts/List_of_world%2527s_busiest_ports_by_cargo_tonnage/E6CBculx">world's busiest harbor by cargo tonnage</a> was the <a href="/facts/Port_of_Ningbo-Zhoushan/dUkcgKzL">Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p>The following are large natural harbors: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Algeciras/wnRuKJkP">Algeciras</a>, Spain</li> <li><a href="/facts/Amsterdam/Xdd393bz">Amsterdam</a>, <a href="/facts/Port_of_Amsterdam/ES8A4uRv">Port of Amsterdam</a>, Netherlands</li> <li><a href="/facts/Antwerp/v3Rwa1Mu">Antwerp</a>, <a href="/facts/Port_of_Antwerp/v4rdoIVj">Port of Antwerp</a>, Belgium</li> <li><a href="/facts/Baltimore/ncJvTzBU">Baltimore</a>'s <a href="/facts/Inner_Harbor/Ppr8wtI5">Inner Harbor</a>, <a href="/facts/Maryland/tVy9fC1n">Maryland</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Botwood/8JGbe9nl">Botwood</a>, <a href="/facts/Newfoundland/3rdY8zvo">Newfoundland</a>, Canada</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bremerhaven/oWEkkt3D">Bremerhaven</a>, Germany</li> <li><a href="/facts/Buenos_Aires/9lUVmS7f">Buenos Aires</a>, Argentina</li> <li><a href="/facts/Busan/rHbfkIA3">Busan</a>, South Korea</li> <li><a href="/facts/Calabar%2c_Nigeria/1F1M6IST">Calabar, Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cartagena%2c_Colombia/XggJCoSV">Cartagena, Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Charleston%2c_South_Carolina/dB8lmPF2">Charleston, South Carolina</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Chennai%2c_Tamil_Nadu/8ngv75bW">Chennai, Tamil Nadu</a>, India</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cochin_Port/Ny5gxfHt">Cochin Port</a>, <a href="/facts/Kochi%2c_Kerala/45FN14Cf">Kochi, Kerala</a>, India</li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_of_Chittagong/XPRLKh6I">Port of Chittagong</a>, <a href="/facts/Chittagong/sRgSHwPL">Chittagong</a>, Bangladesh</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dnipro/tbWRkq3g">Dnipro</a>, Ukraine</li> <li><a href="/facts/Durban%2c_South_Africa/ADRqGHGy">Durban</a>, South Africa</li> <li><a href="/facts/Falmouth%2c_Cornwall/vRu75x4d">Falmouth, Cornwall</a>, England, United Kingdom</li> <li><a href="/facts/Freetown/uAIVc2rb">Freetown Harbour</a>, Sierra Leone</li> <li><a href="/facts/Golden_Horn/vT6wlqum">Golden Horn</a>, <a href="/facts/Istanbul/Xo1hzGWH">Istanbul</a>, Turkey</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gothenburg/oj5t3USI">Gothenburg</a>, Sweden</li> <li><a href="/facts/Gwangyang/A5U7oyab">Gwangyang</a>, South Korea</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hai_Phong_Port/m3TEYy2p">Hai Phong Port</a>, <a href="/facts/Haiphong/qGvrylTK">Haiphong</a>, Vietnam</li> <li><a href="/facts/Haifa/L3zIs1p1">Haifa</a>, Israel</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hakodate/mFFtk3Am">Hakodate</a>, Japan</li> <li><a href="/facts/Halifax_Harbour/YlnVsHjh">Halifax Harbour</a>, <a href="/facts/Nova_Scotia/RcmIvd1A">Nova Scotia</a>, Canada</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hamburg_Harbour/psmMPjzA">Hamburg Harbour</a>, Germany</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hampton_Roads/bEl4cN5H">Hampton Roads</a>, <a href="/facts/Norfolk%2c_Virginia/PPAclcuM">Norfolk, Virginia</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Havana_Harbor/DXG63wkY">Havana Harbor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Helsinki/9za9r3jS">Helsinki</a>, Finland</li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_of_Hong_Kong/9UlQIBam">Hong Kong</a>, China</li> <li><a href="/facts/Incheon/U2mUEnlb">Incheon</a>, South Korea</li> <li><a href="/facts/%25C4%25B0zmir/CUkMRT28">İzmir</a>, Turkey</li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_of_Jakarta/BCAfvHfK">Port of Jakarta</a> (<i>Tanjung Priok</i>), <a href="/facts/Jakarta/HwQk9xHT">Jakarta</a>, Indonesia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kaliningrad/6BhPwXqR">Kaliningrad</a>, Russia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Karachi/pz65ABkw">Karachi</a>, <a href="/facts/Sindh/1cbCeMv8">Sindh</a>, Pakistan</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kerch/WHhG2EwM">Kerch</a> and <a href="/facts/Port_Krym/CYyuvJCA">Port Krym</a> to <a href="/facts/Port_Kavkaz/1UJAtRRj">Port Kavkaz</a>, Russia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kyiv/uVAMxK8R">Kyiv</a>, Ukraine</li> <li><a href="/facts/Kingston%2c_Jamaica/qMfpXEdL">Kingston</a>, Jamaica</li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_of_Kobe/S2Cw1QDc">Kobe Harbour</a>, <a href="/facts/Kobe/BRn7TPho">Kobe</a>, Japan</li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_of_Kolkata/1Gk3XEGh">Port of Kolkata</a>, <a href="/facts/Kolkata/k0HVgEYm">Kolkata</a>, <a href="/facts/West_Bengal/0B5bxvbW">West Bengal</a>, India</li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_of_Lisbon/ArdHp478">Port of Lisbon</a>, <a href="/facts/Lisbon/zFTcC99e">Lisbon</a>, Portugal</li> <li><a href="/facts/L%25C3%25BCshunkou_District/lz9lMfUm">Lushunkou</a>, <a href="/facts/Dalian/ashJRPp2">Dalian</a>, China</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mah%25C3%25B3n/rqxlT6nb">Mahón</a>, <a href="/facts/Menorca/qoaphuvL">Menorca</a>, Spain</li> <li><a href="/facts/Manila_Bay/954XpnTT">Manila Bay</a>, Philippines</li> <li><a href="/facts/Maputo/EfDH2aPa">Maputo</a>, <a href="/facts/Mozambique/mMWQ80JT">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Milford_Haven_(harbour)/evVGulVm">Milford Haven</a>, Wales, United Kingdom</li> <li><a href="/facts/Milwaukee/Ucx5PVHn">Milwaukee</a>, <a href="/facts/Wisconsin/XvyqH6vN">Wisconsin</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Montevideo/c3skInud">Montevideo</a>, Uruguay</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mumbai/BdoEc10R">Mumbai</a>, India</li> <li><a href="/facts/Nassau%2c_Bahamas/6sWIpMeX">Nassau, Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/New_York_Harbor/SHoEC86U">New York Harbor</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mykolaiv/fNTbYGHm">Mykolaiv</a>, Ukraine</li> <li><a href="/facts/Novorossiysk/tnVy2sos">Novorossiysk</a> and <a href="/facts/Anapa/QXgHRAUS">Anapa</a>, Russia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Odesa/4Luy5oB3">Odesa</a>, Ukraine</li> <li><a href="/facts/Osaka/sbS1N7sl">Osaka</a>, Japan</li> <li><a href="/facts/Oslofjord/T3pPMVu2">Oslofjord</a> and <a href="/facts/Oslo/PRJtFYUl">Oslo</a>, Norway</li> <li><a href="/facts/P%25C3%25A4rnu/cshaE6Hn">Pärnu</a>, Estonia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Plymouth_Sound/qbEs3e6T">Plymouth Sound</a>, Devon, England, United Kingdom</li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_of_Portland_(Maine)/rwUHmHu4">Port of Portland</a>, <a href="/facts/Casco_Bay/1Rk4UAYG">Casco Bay</a>, <a href="/facts/Maine/7ww4UY8B">Maine</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_of_Sevastopol/mPw07jlW">Port of Sevastopol</a>, <a href="/facts/Sevastopol/AChvxHLE">Sevastopol</a>, Crimea</li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_Phillip/UfY7zotn">Port Phillip</a>, <a href="/facts/Melbourne/EHY9YxI0">Melbourne</a>, <a href="/facts/Victoria%2c_Australia/76P2nqtz">Victoria, Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Provincetown_Harbor/0D1WuIr4">Provincetown Harbor</a>, <a href="/facts/Provincetown%2c_Massachusetts/0Ep2rIUJ">Provincetown, Massachusetts</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rio_de_Janeiro/AVPTJJ2C">Rio de Janeiro</a>, <a href="/facts/Guanabara_Bay/574rRseU">Guanabara Bay</a>, Brazil</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rostov-on-Don/CqHJash1">Rostov-on-Don</a>, Russia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rotterdam/p8LbhGmE">Rotterdam</a>, <a href="/facts/Port_of_Rotterdam/gMYMDhqU">Port of Rotterdam</a>, Netherlands</li> <li><a href="/facts/Salvador%2c_Brazil/uVyQ4DHH">Salvador</a>, <a href="/facts/Ba%25C3%25ADa_de_Todos_os_Santos/EsyYoNp4">All Saint's Bay</a>, Brazil</li> <li><a href="/facts/San_Antonio%2c_Chile/g6faPPYv">San Antonio, Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/San_Diego_Bay/FwcajWgy">San Diego Bay</a>, <a href="/facts/San_Diego%2c_California/YFUP7gB9">San Diego, California</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/facts/Saint_Petersburg/pNuCBxaM">Saint Petersburg</a>, Russia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sochi/F3DEnHv7">Sochi</a> and <a href="/facts/Adlersky_City_District/L7XW1qyE">Adlersky City District</a>, Russia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Stockholm/sD74W4Pm">Stockholm</a>, Sweden</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tallinn/IBLBVtHt">Tallinn</a>, Estonia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tanger-Med/tVsKHm0C">Tanger-Med</a>, <a href="/facts/Tangier/0fBWdCQ6">Tangier</a>, <a href="/facts/Morocco/6ly8170M">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_of_Tanjung_Perak/z09FyHeQ">Tanjung Perak</a>, <a href="/facts/Surabaya/ueSxkgv9">Surabaya</a>, Indonesia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tauranga_Harbour/U1aJSy3Q">Tauranga Harbour</a>, <a href="/facts/Tauranga/YwrsRna0">Tauranga</a>, New Zealand</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tokyo_Bay/AbQr734l">Tokyo Bay</a>, <a href="/facts/Tokyo/GTvuw4ct">Tokyo</a>, Japan</li> <li><a href="/facts/Trincomalee/umXBPT5c">Trincomalee</a>, Sri Lanka</li> <li><a href="/facts/Tuticorin/Dvm0UXFE">Tuticorin</a>, <a href="/facts/Tamil_Nadu/ouqcjUKE">Tamil Nadu</a>, India</li> <li><a href="/facts/Port_of_Tyne/E8p5RwoD">Port of Tyne</a>, <a href="/facts/Tyne_%2526_Wear/c8wNnXPW">Tyne & Wear</a>, United Kingdom</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ulsan/3Hoo3s54">Ulsan</a>, South Korea</li> <li><a href="/facts/Victoria_Harbour_(British_Columbia)/n866cRzo">Victoria</a> & <a href="/facts/Esquimalt_Harbour/2Ig8KgL4">Esquimalt Harbours</a>, <a href="/facts/Victoria%2c_British_Columbia/5bKrLfN2">Victoria, British Columbia</a>, Canada</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vizhinjam/X7amzVfP">Vizhinjam</a> in <a href="/facts/Trivandrum/WzEGT3qx">Trivandrum</a>, India</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vladivostok/NQQrTaMY">Vladivostok</a>, Russia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Vyborg/RHNuSPsA">Vyborg</a>, Russia</li> <li><a href="/facts/Willemstad/7ls83MUb">Willemstad</a>, <a href="/facts/Cura%25C3%25A7ao/upV1jGtJ">Curaçao</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wellington_Harbour/REKpdHVd">Wellington Harbour</a>, New Zealand</li> <li><a href="/facts/Yevpatoria/cxTMukRQ">Yevpatoria</a>, Ukraine</li> <li><a href="/facts/Zaporizhzhia/eExFrp7w">Zaporizhzhia</a>, Ukraine</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Boyd%2527s_Automatic_tide_signalling_apparatus/a9PadcdI">Boyd's Automatic tide signalling apparatus</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dock_(maritime)/9dBnHqCA">Dock</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ice_pier/4IUT0sxg">Ice pier</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Inland_harbor/BuHx8vb7">Inland harbor</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_marinas/X6yE4KlP">List of marinas</a></li> <li>List of deepest natural harbours</li> <li><a href="/facts/List_of_seaports/PkFEgKo1">List of seaports</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mandracchio/9jgMPwN5">Mandracchio</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Marina/wUUegkPR">Marina</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mulberry_harbour/BYS3hgcR">Mulberry harbour</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Quay/W7TDWhhp">Quay</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Roadstead/JfTJuqwS">Roadstead</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Seaport/8gMBbCNH">Seaport</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Shipyard/hxUHLNN6">Shipyard</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wharf/yg3NRNdE">Wharf</a></li></ul> <h2 id="notes">Notes</h2> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li> Media related to Harbours at Wikimedia Commons</li> <li> The dictionary definition of harbor at Wiktionary</li> <li><a href="https://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R43222.pdf">Harbor Maintenance Finance and Funding</a> <a href="/facts/Congressional_Research_Service/5y05h11b">Congressional Research Service</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_New_International_Encyclop%C3%A6dia/Harbor">"Harbor" </a>. <i><a href="/facts/New_International_Encyclopedia/k0NUmBoF">New International Encyclopedia</a></i>. 1905.</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Geology 303 Ch 8 Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors". 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