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Weymouth Harbour (other)
Weymouth Harbour may refer to: *Weymouth Harbour, Dorset *Weymouth Harbour, Nova Scotia The Sissiboo River is a river located in Digby County, Nova Scotia, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada. The origins of the name "Sissiboo" are not known. The most credible is a derivation from the Mi'kmaq people, Mi'kmaq word for river, "Seboo." T ... {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weymouth Harbour, Dorset
Weymouth Harbour (or the Old Harbour) is a picturesque harbour at the seaside town of Weymouth in Dorset, southern England,. It has a 17th-century waterfront. Overview The harbour forms the mouth of the River Wey as it enters the Channel. The original Roman port at Radipole to the north was lost to silting (forming Radipole Lake), and the current harbour further downstream, lying between Weymouth Old Town and Melcombe Regis, started to develop in the 12th and 13th centuries. Weymouth Harbour empties into the much larger Portland Harbour to the south and east, which is home to the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, where the sailing events of the 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games were held. Weymouth Harbour has included cross- channel ferries, and is now home to pleasure boats and private yachts. The Weymouth Harbour Tramway ran along the north side of the harbour to the long disused Weymouth Quay railway station. The track was removed during 2020 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
