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The harbour is still the edge of the town, used as a fishing port, yachting haven, and ferry port.
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Bayonne harbour is a stop over for yachts and boats crossing the Gulf of Biscay on their way from the UK to the Iberian Peninsula, the Atlantic or the Mediterranean.
Diagnosis of vCJD can be supported by biopsy of the tonsils, which harbour significant amounts of PrPSc ; however, biopsy of brain tissue is the definitive diagnostic test.
It is an artificial harbour ( depth approximately, protected by a concrete mole ( length approximately 930 metres, width 100 metres, mole surface 93, 000 m2 ).
The city is situated on a massive natural harbour on the Eastern coast of Africa, with sandy beaches in some areas.
This description " eastman " ( from Norway ) has to be seen together with the description " westman " ( From Ireland / Scotland ) which is to be found in local place-names such as " Vestmanna-havn " i. e. " Irish-mens harbour " in the Faroe Isles, and " Vestmannaeyjar " i. e. " Irish-mens islands " in Iceland.
The central apex figure of Truth is popularly known as Glasgow's Statue of Liberty, because of its close resemblance to the similarly posed, but very much larger, statue in New York harbour.
The name " Hong Kong ", literally meaning " fragrant harbour ", is derived from the area around present-day Aberdeen on Hong Kong Island, where fragrant wood products and fragrant incense were once traded.
A harbor or harbour ( see spelling differences ), or haven, is a place where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter through stormy weather, or else are stored for future use.
Although the world's busiest port is a hotly contested title, in 2006 the world's busiest harbour by cargo tonnage was the Port of Shanghai.
The Berghaven is a small harbour on the Nieuwe Waterweg where the Rotterdam and Europort pilots are based.
This small harbour is only for the use of the pilot service, government vessels and the Hoek van Holland lifeboat.
There are two railway stations, Hoek van Holland Strand, which is at the end of the line and closest to the beach and Hoek van Holland Haven, which is close to the town centre, adjacent to the ferry terminal and the small harbour, the Berghaven.
The Kingston port is situated in the Kingston Harbour which is the 7th largest natural ( i. e. not man made ) harbour in the world.
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Although large sections of the walls have since collapsed into the harbour, much of shape and scale of the beds can still be seen today.
The Development & Economic Planning Department, which still operates, was formed in 1988 to contribute to raising the living standards of the people of St Helena by planning and managing sustainable economic development through education, participation and planning, improving decision making by providing statistical information and by improving the safety and operation of the wharf and harbour operations.
When the main flow of the Rhine moved south, the old bed, which still flowed through the heart of the town became evermore canalized ; and a very rare wharf system was built as an inner city harbour system.
* Porta Grazia, 16th century gate of " real cittadella di Messina ", a still existing fortress in the harbour
The Venetians improved on the ditch of the city by building enormous fortifications, most of which are still in place, including a giant wall, in places up to 40 m thick, with 7 bastions, and a fortress in the harbour.
But even then, there were no tow paths in the river sections and there were still shoals in the summer months, no harbour facilities at Limerick and boats were limited to 15-20 tons load, often less.
Four stone arches that were part of the Marine Spa are still visible on the outside of the harbour wall.
From the port of Newhaven international ferries run to the French ports of Dieppe ( Transmanche Ferries ); and to Le Havre, ( LD Lines ) Although there are some derelict signs of the one-time train ferry operations, the harbour still sees a great deal of freight and passengers movement, with both the ferries running from this port being under three years old.
Traditionally the island was a fishing village and there are still fishing fleets working from the harbour.
A road leading from the harbour up a steep hill to where the Dutch made their camp, is still called Overgang, meaning ' passage ' in Dutch.
In one of the caves on the south coast, the heat from the volcano is still great, and on the eastern shore of the harbour, there are hot sulphurous springs.
By 11: 35, the British ships had still not completed their mission and withdrawn, and with the rising tide larger German ships would be able to leave harbour and join the engagement.
The Julian and Claudian emperors frequently visited it: Gaius Maecenas had a villa at Antium ; both Emperor Caligula and Nero were born in Antium ; the latter founded a colony of veterans and built a new harbour, the projecting moles of which still exist.
British explorer Robert Falcon Scott first established a base close to this spot in 1902 and built Discovery Hut, still standing adjacent to the harbour at Hut Point.
After the retirement he was seen on live TV walking along the Monaco sidewalks with his helmet still on to the harbour and climbing aboard a yacht.
The Water Wag Club still prospers in Dun Laoghaire harbour, with racing each Wednesday evening during the Summer season.
Evacuation started from Bordeaux on 17 June by Royal Navy cruisers and destroyers and by Allied merchant ships that were still in the harbour.
The 60-gun ships were also dying out, superseded initially by the 74-gun third rates, although by 1793 there were still four 60-gun ships left in harbour service.
The first was the redesigned Festival ( known for this year as the Whitehaven Food Festival, although it did still feature tall ships ) which offered the usual wide variety of attractions, both around the southern half of the harbour and at St. Nicholas ' Church, on 8 – 9 August.
The harbour is still quite busy however as it is the nearest safe harbour for access to NZ's south / west seas.
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