Grand Harbour

Grand Harbour
3D Rendering of the Harbour making use of Satellite Imagery with captions stating the different parts of the port
The Grand Harbour from above
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Location
CountryMalta
LocationSouthern Harbour Area
Details
Type of harbourcoastal natural
Size of harbour2,035,000 square metres (503 acres)
Maximum Length3.63 kilometres (2.26 mi)
Maximum Width1.33 kilometres (0.83 mi)
Average Depth7.7 metres (25 ft)

The Grand Harbour (Maltese: il-Port il-Kbir; Italian: Porto Grande), also known as the Port of Marsa,[1] is a natural harbour on the island of Malta. It has been substantially modified over the years with extensive docks (Malta Dockyard), wharves, and fortifications.[2]

  1. ^ "Port of Marsa". Transport Malta. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. ^ Pullicino, Mark (2013). The Obama Tribe Explorer, James Martin's Biography. MPI Publishing. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-99957-0-584-8. OCLC 870266285.