- This page is about the waterfront structure. For other uses see wharf (disambiguation).
A wharf is a landing place or pier where ships may tie up and load or unload. Metung is a small town in East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 314 km east of the state capital Melbourne. The Gippsland Lakes are a network of lakes marshes and lagoons in east Gippsland, Victoria, Australia covering an area of about 600 km sq The largest For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A pier is a raised Walkway over water supported by widely spread Piles or pillars. A wharf is a fixed platform, commonly on pilings. They often serve as interim storage areas with warehouses, since the typical objective is to unload and reload vessels as quickly as possible. A warehouse is a commercial Building for Storage of Goods. Warehouses are used by Manufacturers Importers Exporters Where capacity is sufficient a single quay constructed along the land adjacent to the water is normally used; where there is a need for more capacity many wharves will instead be constructed projecting into the water, as with the well known collection of wharves in San Francisco. A quay, pronounced 'key' is a Wharf or bank where Ships and other vessels are loaded The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city A pier, raised over the water rather than within it, is one type of wharf, commonly used for cases where the weight or volume of cargos will be low. A pier is a raised Walkway over water supported by widely spread Piles or pillars.
Smaller and more modern wharves are sometimes built on flotation devices (pontoons) to keep them at the same level to the ship even during changing tides. A pontoon is a flat-bottomed Boat or the floats used to support a structure on water
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Well-known wharves
- Canary Wharf, London, England, part of the London Docklands and now redeveloped into commercial space which contains the 3 tallest buildings in Britain. Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Canary Wharf is a large business and shopping development in London, located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, centred on the old West India Docks London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in the east of London, England, comprising parts of several boroughs ( Southwark, Tower Hamlets The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- Burrells Wharf, London, England, a wharf in Isle of Dogs in London Docklands. Burrells Wharf (in London England It is a popular riverside development in the Docklands area London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Isle of Dogs is a former island in the East End of London that is surrounded on three sides (east south and west by one of the largest Meanders in Docklands is the semi-official name for an area in the east of London, England, comprising parts of several boroughs ( Southwark, Tower Hamlets
- Salford Quays, Salford, England is an area at the end of the Manchester Ship Canal. Salford Quays is an area of Salford, in Greater Manchester, England, near the end of the Manchester Ship Canal. Salford lies at the heart of the City of Salford, a Metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, in North West England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
- Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia, part of the Sydney central business district, Circular Quay is a popular attraction and major transporting hub in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Circular Quay Ferry Wharf is the complex of the main commuter wharves in Circular Quay in Sydney, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Sydney Central business district (CBD and also referred to as the City) is the main commercial centre of Sydney, the capital of New Sydneyferries4JPG|right|thumb| Ferries moored at Circular Quay]]Circular Quay1 Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
- Finger Wharf or Woolloomooloo Wharf in Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The Finger Wharf or Woolloomooloo Wharf is a Wharf in Woolloomooloo Bay Sydney, Australia. Woolloomooloo is a harbourside inner-city eastern Suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
- Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California, USA, now redeveloped into a tourist area with stores and restaurants in addition to serving its maritime purpose. Fisherman's Wharf is a Neighborhood and popular Tourist attraction in San Francisco, California, U The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- Long Wharf, Boston, a wharf at the focal point in Boston Harbor
- Derby (1762), Hatch's (1819) and Central (1791) Wharves in Salem, Massachusetts are the last of the 50 wharves which lined Salem harbor. Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. They are part of the Salem Maritime National Historic Site, the only remaining intact waterfront from the US age of sail. In 1790, Salem was the sixth largest city in the country.
- Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui of Hong Kong, formerly a series of wharves, now developed into a cruise terminal and shopping malls owned by The Wharf. Ocean Terminal ( built in 1966, is a Cruise terminal and Shopping centre in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Tsim Sha Tsui (尖沙咀 or 尖沙嘴 often abbreviated as TST, also known as Tsim Tsui (尖咀 or 尖嘴 by local people is an urbanised area in the Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders
- Burnley Wharf, Southampton, England. Southampton ( IPA /ˌsaʊθˈhæmptən/ is the largest city in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
- Pinto Wharf, Valletta, Malta
- Princes Wharf, Auckland, New Zealand
- Ferry Wharf, Bombay (Mumbai), India
Etymology
The word comes from the Old English hwearf, meaning "bank" or "shore", and its plural is either wharfs, or, especially in American English, wharves; collectively a group of these is referred to as a wharfing or wharfage. The Valletta Waterfront, in Floriana, Malta, is Grand Master Pinto's Baroque Wharf built in the 18th Century Valletta ( Belt Valletta or Città Umilissima) is the capital city of Malta. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands Princes Wharf is a former commercial wharf on the Auckland waterfront, in Auckland City, New Zealand, which has been redeveloped into a multi-story high-class The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Ferry Wharf is a Wharf along the Thane Creek, along the coast of Dockyard Road on the Eastern seafront of Mumbai. Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology.
In the northeast and east of England the term staithe or staith (from the Norse for landing stage) is also used. For example Dunston Staiths in Gateshead and Brancaster Staithe in Norfolk. Dunston was originally an independent village on the south bank of the River Tyne. Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England. It lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne, opposite Newcastle upon Tyne. Brancaster is a Village and Civil parish on the north coast of the English County of Norfolk. Norfolk (ˈnɔrfək is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. Though the term staithe may be used to refer only to loading chutes or ramps used for bulk commodities like coal in loading ships and barges.
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- Old dock staithes in Kingston upon Hull - Photographs of old dock staithes fronting the River Humber, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom. A dock (from Dutch 'dok' is a man-made feature involved in the handling of boats or ships A pier is a raised Walkway over water supported by widely spread Piles or pillars. Many are now derelict but some still remain intact.
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