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    The Grand Harbour (Maltese: il-Port il-Kbir; Italian: Porto Grande), also known as the Port of Marsa, is a natural harbour on the island of Malta. It has...
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  • The Grand Harbour is a natural harbour on the island of Malta. Grand Harbour or Grand Harbor may also refer to: Grand Harbour (Toronto), a condominium...
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    The Grand Harbour of Malta tornado was one of the deadliest tornadoes on record worldwide, killing at least 600 people. It began as a waterspout, hitting...
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    The Raid on Grand Harbour (Operazione MALTA-2), was an Italian raid against Allied shipping in Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta in the early morning of 26...
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    and one of its 68 council areas. Located between the Grand Harbour to the east and Marsamxett Harbour to the west, its population as of 2021 was 5,157. As...
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    the north of the larger Grand Harbour. The harbour is generally more dedicated to leisure use than the Grand Harbour. The harbour mouth faces north east...
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    kilometres (8 nautical miles) across the Grand Manan Channel. Grand Manan is 32 kilometres south of Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick. "Manan" is a corruption...
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    Harbor (redirect from Natural harbour)
    Cork Harbour, Ireland Grand Harbour, Malta Guantánamo Bay, Cuba Gulf of Paria, Trinidad and Tobago Haifa Bay, in Haifa, Israel Halifax Harbour in Nova...
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    Maleth (𐤌𐤋𐤈, mlṭ), meaning "haven" or "port" in reference to the Grand Harbour and its primary settlement at Cospicua following the sea level rise...
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    October 1530, Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Grand Master of the Knights, sailed into Malta's Grand Harbour with a number of his followers to lay claim...
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  • stood in for Marseilles. The fortified city of Vittoriosa, part of the Grand Harbour of Valletta, was chosen for its strong resemblance to early 19th century...
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    000 bombing raids over two years, dropping 6,700 tons of bombs on the Grand Harbour area alone. Their success would have allowed a combined German–Italian...
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    large natural harbours: The Grand Harbour (or Port il-Kbir), located at the eastern side of the capital city of Valletta, has been a harbour since Roman...
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    ('Victorious City'), is an old fortified city on the south side of the Grand Harbour in the South Eastern Region of Malta. The city occupies a promontory...
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    include a naval arsenal and a Manderaggio (harbour for small ships). The city's first stone was laid by Grand Master Jean de Valette on 28 March 1566, and...
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    of Malta and Gozo between Ċirkewwa Harbour and Mġarr Harbour. There is also a ferry terminal at the Grand Harbour that connects Malta to Pozzallo and...
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    The Grand Harbour Lighthouse was a Canadian lighthouse marking the entrance to Grand Harbour, Grand Manan, New Brunswick. It was built and first lit in...
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    for the island, probably taken from the Punic port at Cospicua on the Grand Harbour. Greco-Roman Melite was larger than present-day Mdina. It was reduced...
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  • non-diving replica of the US submarine S-33[citation needed] is located in Grand Harbour, Valletta. In the US the film was originally rated "R", because of a...
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    Grand Harbour is a lakefront condominium community in the Etobicoke district of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It consists of three condominium towers and...
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    Sciberras Peninsula that divides Marsamxett Harbour from Grand Harbour, and commands the entrances to both harbours along with Fort Tigné and Fort Ricasoli...
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    and the north shore of Rinella Bay, commanding the entrance to the Grand Harbour along with Fort Saint Elmo. It is the largest fort in Malta and has...
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    these attacks, the Order tried to repopulate Gozo and strengthen the Grand Harbour fortifications. Several forts including Saint Elmo and Saint Michael...
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    Building located at the corner of Shedden Road and Harbour Drive is now the National Museum of Grand Cayman. The building was built more than 150 years...
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    Saint Elmo in Valletta, Malta, to the breakwater at the entrance of the Grand Harbour. It was constructed in 2011–12 to designs of the Spanish architects...
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    airmen were killed and only five of the fourteen merchant ships reached Grand Harbour. While costly for the Allies, it was a strategic victory; the arrival...
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    Birgu and Senglea, it is one of the Three Cities located within the Grand Harbour to the east of the capital city Valletta. With a population of 5,395...
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    Bay Long Pond Bay Dark Harbour Grand Harbour Little Dark Harbour Three Island Harbour Wood Island Harbour Cheney Passage Grand Manan Channel The Thoroughfare...
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    Sciberras Peninsula, a large promontory separating the Grand Harbour from Marsamxett Harbour, and was protected by tracce italiane fortifications, including...
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    Alexandria. The disease began to spread especially in Valletta and the Grand Harbour area, and when Governor Maitland arrived, stricter quarantine measures...
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