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Port

A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Hamburg, Manchester and Duluth; these access the sea via rivers or canals. Because of their roles as ports of entry for…

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Port

Nodes225
Edges224
Triples238
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008889
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Port

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related to Historical ports · 40
Port → Alexandria, Along, Athenian, Athens, Battle, BCE, Bhal, Canopus, China, Claudius, Dejima, Dutch, Edo, Egyptian, Europe, Greek, Guangzhou, Gujarāt, In, In Ancient Greece
related to Europe · 20
Port → Adriatic, Antwerp, Atlantic, Belgian Port, Europe's, German Port, Hamburg, In, It, Italy, Mediterranean, Netherlands, Portuguese Port, Rotterdam, Sines, Spanish Port, The Port, Transalpine Pipeline, Trieste, Valencia
related to Warm-water port · 20
Port → Alaska Pipeline, Because, Black Sea, China, Dalian, Japan, Kushiro, Murmansk, Narvik, Norway, Novorossiysk, Odesa, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, Such, The Baltic Sea, This, Ukraine, Valdez, Vostochny Port
related to South America · 17
Port → According, Argentina, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Callao, Caribbean, Cartagena, Colombia, ECLAC's, Ecuador, Guayaquil, Latin America, Logistics Profile, Maritime, Peru, Santos, South America
related to External links · 14
Port → American Association, Cátia, Early Modern Ports, Economic Benefits, European History, European History Online, Institute, Mainz, NOAA Socioeconomics, Noonsite, November, Port AuthoritiesInformation, Port Industry Statistics, PORTS
related to North America · 14
Port → Atlantic Ocean, Canada, Houston, Los Angeles, Manzanillo, Mexico, New Orleans, New York/New Jersey, Pacific, Panama, Panama Canal, South Louisiana, The, Vancouver
related to Modern ports · 13
Port → Ascension, Deep, Ideally, London Gateway, Milford Haven, Modern, Other, Ports, Post-Panamax, Some, St Helena, Successful, Whereas
has impact · 10
Port → African Green Port Initiative, EcoPorts, Green Marine, Program, SIMPYC, Sustainable Development Goals, The World Port Sustainability, There, These, World Ports Climate Initiative
related to Asia · 9
Port → East, Hong Kong, It, Kaohsiung, Shanghai, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, The
related to Inland port · 9
Port → An, Atlantic Ocean, Chicago, Duluth-Superior, Great Lakes, Lawrence Seaway, St, The, Toronto

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Portis amaritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas0.90text
Portis aport where cruise ship passengers board0.90text
Portis aport or harbor for landing and distributing fish0.90text
Portis aonly port that depends on an ocean product0.90text
Portis aport on a navigable lake0.90text
Portis ainland intermodal terminal directly connected by road or rail to a seaport and operating as a centre for the transshipment of sea cargo to inland destinations.Smart portA smart…0.90text
Portis ainland intermodal terminal directly connected by road or rail to a seaport and operating as a centre for the transshipment of sea cargo to inland destinations0.90text
Mombasainstance ofFamous African trade ports0.80text
Zanzibarinstance ofFamous African trade ports0.80text
Mogadishuinstance ofFamous African trade ports0.80text
Kilwa were known to Chinese sailors such as Zheng Heinstance ofFamous African trade ports0.80text
medieval Islamic historians such as the Berber Islamic voyager Abu Abdullah ibn Battuta.Many of these ancient sites no longer exist or function as modern portsinstance ofFamous African trade ports0.80text

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