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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Great Siege of Malta (redirect from Grand Siege of Malta)
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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Fort Ricasoli (section Harbour tenaille trace)
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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George Town, Cayman Islands (redirect from Georgetown, Grand Cayman)
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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St Elmo Bridge (redirect from Grand Harbour Breakwater Bridge)
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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Floriana Lines (section Grand Harbour enceinte)
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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