Cherbourg Harbour
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cherbourg-harbour-161-3807344
title:
Cherbourg Harbour
text:
Cherbourg Harbour is a harbour situated at the northern end of the Cotentin Peninsula, on the English Channel coastline, in Normandy, northwestern France. With a surface area of 1,500 hectares, it is the second largest artificial harbour in the world, after the 4,500 hectare Ras Laffan Harbour in Qatar. As well as Cherbourg Naval Base, it has been used for mercantile shipping. It was begun in 1783, with its central harbour breakwater completed in 1853 – this was 3.64 km long, an average of 100 m
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Artificial harbour in Normandy, France
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherbourg_Harbour
date created:
2011-05-10T15:00:36Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T08:46:08Z
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