Douglas Harbour | |
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Location | |
Location | Douglas, Isle of Man |
Coordinates | 54°8′48.2″N 4°28′2.5″W / 54.146722°N 4.467361°W |
Details | |
Opened | 1660 |
Operated by | Isle of Man Government |
Owned by | Isle of Man |
Type of harbour | Natural/Artificial |
No. of berths | 16 |
No. of piers | 4 |
Port Pilot | Douglas Pilots |
Port Manager | Michael MacDonald |
Statistics | |
Passenger traffic | 635,269 (2008) |
Website IoM Gov't Harbours Division |
Douglas Harbour (Manx: Purt Varrey Ghoolish) is located near Douglas Head at the southern end of Douglas, the capital of the Isle of Man. It is the island's main commercial shipping port. The Port of Douglas was the first in the world to be equipped with radar.[1]