Harbor

The term harbor is often used interchangeably with port, which is a man-made facility built for loading and unloading vessels and dropping off and picking up passengers.

The oldest artificial harbor known is the Ancient Egyptian site at Wadi al-Jarf, on the Red Sea coast, which is at least 4500 years old (ca.

A natural harbor is a landform where a section of a body of water is protected and deep enough to allow anchorage.

Some examples are: For harbors near the North and South poles, being ice-free is an important advantage, especially when it is year-round.

Examples of these are: The world's southernmost harbor, located at Antarctica's Winter Quarters Bay (77° 50′ South), is sometimes ice-free, depending on the summertime pack ice conditions.

New York Harbor and the Hudson River in the foreground; the East River in the background.
Montevideo 's natural harbor is clearly seen from above.
Capri harbor, Italy seen from Anacapri
Koyilandy Harbour, Kerala , India
Tanjung Perak is a famous example of a natural harbor in Indonesia . The harbor location in Madura Strait .
The tiny harbor at the village of Clovelly , Devon , England
Old Harbor in Lüneburg , Germany
The harbor of Piraeus in Greece
Port Jackson, Sydney
The harbor of Gorey, Jersey falls dry at low tide.
Punta del Este 's harbor – nicknamed the Monte Carlo of South America [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
The harbor in Aberystwyth , painted c. 1850
Port of Szczecin , Poland
Valparaíso , Chile