A Port is generally a description of a place on the coast which
has facilities for boats or ships to call into, and usually a village or
town attached. Normally these places developed because the natural
features at that particular part of the coastline (a break in the high
cliffs, an area of deep water where the coast is rocky etc.). Because a
port is a description of a type of function, ports can look
very different from one another and a port may contain all of the things
listed below (wharfs, quays, piers etc.). Porto Cervo, in Italy, is a good example.
A Wharf is a man-made structure on a river or by the
sea, which provides an area for ships to safely dock. Some are very
intricate, with multiple types of berth over a large area, and navigable
channels, and others (like this one, below, from Australia) are more
straightforward. A Wharf can contain quays and piers and will normally
have buildings within it to service the ships (often warehouses and
offices). Because of their abundance of unusual buildings and ready-made
water features, unused wharfs are often converted into expensive retail
and housing areas (for instance Canary Wharf and Butler's Wharf in
London).
A Quay is, technically, a part of the river bank or
coastline which has been modified so ships can dock at it parallel to
the shore. This boat is moored at the quay in Poole, England.
A Pier is a, normally wooden, structure which
protrudes from the shore at a level above the water level, allowing
ships to disembark passengers in the deeper water further out. The
length of the pier may also provide berths for smaller boats.
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