Sentence examples for narrow harbour from inspiring English sources

Inman knew that his largest ships, Andromeda and Nemesis, would prove liabilities in the narrow harbour.

After landing their forces to the north of Sevastopol, the British set up a base in the narrow harbour of Balaclava, about 8 mile south of Sevastopol, in September 1854.

The coastal plain is narrow, with few harbours and short, swiftly-flowing streams.

Auto factories in Japan are slightly more efficient than Japanese-owned factories in the United States, because they are closer to some of their suppliers, but the gap with these factories has narrowed, too, Mr. Harbour said.

The country's most-populous city and its largest port, Auckland occupies a narrow isthmus between Waitemata Harbour of Hauraki Gulf (east) and Manukau Harbour (southwest).

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It is also arguably prettier, with handsome old merchants' houses in the harbour and narrow alleys of half-timbered houses leading down from the town square.

Initially they built a fortified palace for the governor called La Fortaleza ("The Fortress"), followed by the massive San Felipe del Morro (El Morro) castle, which was perfectly located to dominate the narrow entrance to the harbour.

A large and well-sheltered bay, it has a narrow entrance to a harbour approximately 6 miles (10 km) wide and 12 miles (19 km) long and capable of accommodating large vessels.

Vane and his men then escaped in a small sloop via the harbour's narrow east entrance.

During the 18th century it was notorious for smugglers landing tobacco and rum in the narrow channels of Christchurch Harbour.