Grand Harbour
Sign in to savenatural harbour in Valetta, Malta
Key facts
- Country
- Malta
- Location
- Southern Harbour Area
- Type of harbour
- coastal natural
- Size of harbour
- 2,035,000 square metres (503 acres)
- Maximum length
- 3.63 kilometres (2.26 mi)
- Maximum width
- 1.33 kilometres (0.83 mi)
- Average depth
- 7.7 metres (25 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Grand Harbour (Maltese: il-Port il-Kbir; Italian: Porto Grande), also known as the Port of Valletta, 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.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Grand Harbour” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.