Sentences with phrase «coast port cities»

The local economy is heavily impacted by the fact that Oakland is a major West Coast port city.

The local economy is heavily impacted by the fact that Oakland is a major West Coast port city.

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Acre, an ancient city on the Mediterranean coast near present - day Haifa, had been captured by the Crusaders in 1104, and for almost two centuries, with some interruptions, it remained a thriving port and commercial center with ties to the West.

One of these roads was the Via Egnatia, which ran from Byzantium through the port of Neapolis on the east coast of Macedonia to Dyrrhachium on the west coast and served the cities and towns in between.

«New Bedford is the largest fishing port on the East Coast, and with steady improvement being realized in the condition of the fish resource, the city will be an increasingly important source of supply,» Pier Fish points out.

This blue - collar city of roughly 95,000 people on the south coast of Massachusetts is the closest commercial port to one of the best offshore wind resources in North America, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Located on the coast, Velia and Isola Sacra were known as important port cities and trading centres.

The magnitude - 8.2 quake that struck off the northern coast of Chile Tuesday, 1 April, pounded the port city of Iquique with a 2 - meter tsunami.

Burnie is a port city on the north - west coast of Tasmania, originally settled in 1827 as Emu Bay.

Cardiff is a port city on the south coast of Wales, where the River Taff meets the Severn Estuary.

Necochea is a port city in the southwest of the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, located on the Atlantic coast, on the edge of the Quequn Grande River.

The city lies on the Indian Ocean coast, largely between the Buffalo River and the Nahoon River, and hosts the country's only river port.

The film takes its name from the address of Gestapo headquarters in the port city of Le Havre on the Normandy coast, a location that dominates the finale of the film, and builds its fictional mission on the real threat of the German V - 1 missiles and the Allied campaign of misinformation in the lead - up to D - Day.

A Short History of Mumbai (Bombay) The port city of Mumbai, on the West coast of India, originally consisted of a series of islands which are now joined together through reclamation.

Further down the Gulf Coast is Pascagoula, Mississippi's busiest port city.

Wilmington, NC is a small, cozy port city and the county seat of New Hanover County in North Carolina, located on the coast between the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean.

Located on the Atlantic Ocean with the St. John's River running through the city, Jacksonville serves as one of the largest ports on the East Coast.

This breed gains its name from Tulear, a port city in Madagascar, just off the coast of eastern Africa, where it is still considered the island's national dog.

Located on Sicily's western coast, not far from Palermo, Trapani is a buzzing port city and the gateway to the nearby Aegadian Islands.

Ciutadella is a beautiful port city on the western coast of Menorca.

My next move was north to the coastal resort of Praia do Forte, another former slave port; within half an hour of leaving the city I was flanked by white sand dunes and dense coconut groves — the start of the Coconut Coast.

Cardiff is a port city on the south coast of Wales, where the River Taff meets the Severn Estuary.

Zadar is one of the largest port cities on the Croatian coast.

I experienced Dubrovnik as part of a Mediterranean cruise (the cruise ship port is just a short shuttle bus ride away) but many tourists will seek out Dubrovnik as a stand - alone city trip, as part of a road trip or maybe just as a day trip from one of the beach resorts along the Croatian coast.

Ibis Fujairah hotel is an oasis of comfort in the heart of this port city, set on the coast of the Gulf of Oman.

One of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world, Vancouver ranks among Canada's largest urban centres, and its port is the largest on North America's west coast - handling a staggering 65 million tonnes every year.

Modernizing cruise tourism and investment policies in order to facilitate the development of a Belize City and south eastern coast ports and docking facilities, legislation, policies and procedures.

A former gold - rush town, Vancouver is among Canada's largest cities, and its port is the largest on North America's west coast - handling a staggering 65 million tonnes every year, and is consistently ranked as one of the planet's top three most desirable places to live.

It is among Canada's largest cities, and its port is the largest on North America's west coast - handling a staggering 65 million tonnes every year.

It is among Canada's largest cities, and its port is the largest on North America's west coast.

But the real highlight along the coast is the ancient site of Byblos, a picturesque fishing port, occupied by the Phoenicians and said to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.

Located on the Atlantic Ocean with the St. John's River running through the city, Jacksonville serves as one of the largest ports on the East Coast.

As a beautiful port city on the north coast of Java, Semarang has historical landmark that features Dutch colonial architecture, including the landmark Lawang Sewu and also a 15th - century temple, Sam Poo Kong.

Getting to Bluff port from the southern reaches of New Zealand is easy due to the Route 1 highway that snakes up along the coast of the peninsula and into the larger city of Invercargill.

The city was founded in 1341 when a flood created a natural safe port, which became the principal harbour for Malabar Coast's spice trade.

The City of Geraldton, capital of the Mid West region and the commercial centre and port for the Batavia Coast, is renowned for its warm climate and sunny days.

The popular holiday resort which attracts millions of visitors each year is the city of Paphos, which is situated on the Mediterranean coast, around 50 km west of Limassol, a city which boasts the largest port in Cyprus.

It does not matter if you are in the Pacific coast tourist packed fishing and surfing town of Jaco, to the small fishing community of Golfito (Southern end on the Pacific coast), or the Caribbean's port city of Limon, or at some off - the - beaten path bar in the Northern Plains, prostitution is wide spread and it caters to all forms of sexual enjoyments.

Hotel Ciputra Semarang is located in Semarang city which is the capital city of central Java and as a port on the northern coast it is also the administrative centre for the region.

As Cartagena is positioned on Colombia's Caribbean Coast, the city is a usual port of call for many Caribbean cruises.

Located on Spain's «Orange Blossom Coast», the small fishing port of Peñíscola is known locally as «the city in the sea».

Wake up each day sailing into a new destination, bypassing the usual cruise ship excursions and walk the nearby coast and hills or explore the cultural cities of our ports of call.

This port city on the south coast has a rich maritime history and is a bustling place to visit on holiday.

Camotes Island is located off the east coast of Cebu Island, a small group of three islands that make up the name Camotes, with only a short trip from Cebu city you can arrive at Camotes via the ferry at Danao ferry port

About Inn by the Sea: Inn by the Sea is located on a mile of sandy beach just seven miles south of Portland's chic, small port city, offering guests a relaxed but elegant Maine coast experience in 61 luxuriously appointed fireplace rooms, and one and two bedroom suites.

For a sandy beach in the sun, the port city of Constata is ideal; its golden coast stretches all the way to the Bulgarian border.

In the Pacific Coast states, the wide areas filled with small towns, farms, and forests are supplemented by a few big port cities which have evolved into world centres for the media and technology industries.

«The rich diversity of New Orleans has developed over a long history of colonization, the trans - Atlantic slave trade, waves of migration and displacement, and Gulf Coast trade routes buoyed by the city's position as the American South's largest port.

While located in a valley full of trees and wildlife in Xiamen, a bustling port on China's southeast coast, the studio is also just 100 - meters from the city, allowing Yiming Min to examine what he describes as «the coherence of perception between humanity and natural world».

The Beluga Fraternity and the Beluga Foresight put out to sea from the South Korean port city of Ulsan in late July 2009 and reached Rotterdam in record time by traveling along the Siberian coast.