Capri harbor, Italy seen from Anacapri

A harbor or harbour (see spelling differences), or haven, is a place where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter through stormy weather, or else are stored for future use. Harbors can be natural or artificial. An artificial harbor has deliberately-constructed breakwaters, sea walls, or jettys, or otherwise, they could have been constructed by dredging, and these require maintenance by further periodic dredging. An example of the former kind is at Long Beach Harbor, California, and an example of the latter kind is San Diego Harbor, California, which was, under natural conditions, too shallow for modern merchant ships and warships.

In contrast, a natural harbor is surrounded on several sides by prominences of land. An example of this kind of harbor is San Francisco Bay, California.

Harbors and ports are often confused with each other. A port is a facility for loading and unloading vessels; ports are usually located in harbors.

Artificial harbors[link]

Artificial harbors are frequently built for use as ports. The largest artificially created harbor is Jebel Ali in Dubai.^[1] Other large and busy artificial harbors are located at: Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Port of Houston, Texas; Port of Long Beach, California; and Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California.

Natural harbors[link]

A natural harbor in Vizhinjam, India

A natural harbor is a landform where a part of a body of water is protected and deep enough to furnish anchorage. Many such harbors are rias. Natural harbors have long been of great strategic naval and economic importance, and many great cities of the world are located on them. Having a protected harbor reduces or eliminates the need for breakwaters as it will result in calmer waves inside the harbor. Some examples are Kingston Harbour in Jamaica, Subic, Zambales in the Philippines; Sydney Harbour in Australia; Pearl Harbor in Hawaii; San Francisco Bay in California; Visakhapatnam Harbour in Andhra Pradesh, India; and Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Ice-free harbors[link]

For harbors near the North and South Poles, being ice-free is an important advantage, especially when it is year-round. Examples of these include Murmansk, Russia; Pechenga, Russia, formerly Petsamo, Finland); Vladivostok, Russia; St. Petersburg, Russia; Hammerfest, Norway; Vardø, Norway; and Prince Rupert Harbour, Canada. The world's southmost harbor, located at Antarctica's Winter Quarters Bay (77° 50′ South), is potentially ice-free, depending on the summertime pack ice conditions.^[2]

Important harbors[link]

The tiny harbor at the village of Clovelly, Devon, England

Old Harbour in Lüneburg, Germany.

The harbor of Piraeus in Greece.

Port Jackson, Sydney.

Although the world's busiest port is a hotly contested title, in 2006 the world's busiest harbor by cargo tonnage was the Port of Shanghai.^[3]

The following are large natural harbors:

• Tuticorin, tamil nadu, India
• Algeciras, Spain
• Hai Phong Port, Haiphong, Vietnam
• Amsterdam, Port of Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Antwerp, Port of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
• Baltimore's Inner Harbor, Maryland, United States
• Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, United States
• Bremerhaven, Germany
• Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Cartagena, Colombia
• Charleston, South Carolina, United States
• Port of Chittagong,Chittagong City, Bangladesh
• Cork Harbour, Ireland
• Duluth, Minnesota, United States
• Durban, South Africa
• Falmouth, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
• Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
• Freetown Harbour, Sierra Leone
• Golden Horn, Istanbul, Turkey
• Izmir's Inner Harbor, Izmir, Turkey
• Gothenburg, Sweden
• Grand Harbour, Malta
• Halifax Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Hamburg Harbour, Germany
• Hampton Roads, Norfolk, Virginia, United States
• Havana Harbor
• Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
• Kingston, Jamaica
• Kobe Harbour, Kobe, Japan
• Kochi, India
• Lushunkou, Dalian, China
• Mahon, Minorca, Spain
• Manila Bay, Philippines
• Milford Haven, Wales, United Kingdom
• Montevideo, Uruguay
• Mumbai, India
• Nassau, Bahamas
• New York Harbor, United States
• Oslofjord, Norway
• Pearl Harbor, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
• Piraeus, Attiki, Greece
• Plymouth Sound, Devon, England, United Kingdom
• Poole Harbour, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
• Port Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
• Port of Tyne, Tyne & Wear, United Kingdom
• Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia
• Portland Harbor, Casco Bay, Maine, United States
• Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara Bay, Brazil
• Rotterdam, Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Salvador, Brazil
• San Diego Bay, San Diego, California, United States
• San Francisco Bay, California, United States
• Sankt Petersburg, Russia
• Sevastopol Harbour, Sevastopol, Ukraine
• Subic Bay, Zambales, Philippines
• Tanger-Med, Tangier, Morocco
• Tauranga Harbour, Tauranga, New Zealand
• Tokyo Bay, Tokyo, Japan
• Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
• Vancouver, Canada
• Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
• Chennai port, India
• Vizhinjam, India
• Wellington Harbour, New Zealand
• Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles

Other notable harbors include:

• Belém, Brazil
• Kahului, Hawaii, United States
• Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand
• Kaohsiung, Taiwan
• Keelung, Taiwan
• Kilindini Harbour, Kenya
• Keppel Harbour, Singapore
• Manukau Harbour, Auckland, New Zealand
• New Haven Harbor, Connecticut, United States
• Port of Bruges-Zeebrugge, Flanders, Belgium
• Port of Genoa, Italy
• Portland Harbour, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
• Rades, Tunisia
• Trondheim, Norway
• Port of Gdańsk, Poland
• Port of Szczecin, Poland

See also[link]

Notes[link]

External links[link]

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A Silent Film
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Background information
Origin	Oxford, United Kingdom
Genres	Piano rock,[1] Alternative rock[2]
Years active	2005-present
Labels	Xtra Mile Recordings Bieler Bros.
Members
Robert Stevenson Karl Bareham Ali Hussain Spencer Walker
Past members
Lewis Jones

A Silent Film is a 4 piece alternative rock band^[3] from Oxford England. The band consists of Robert Stevenson (vocals/piano), Karl Bareham (guitar), Ali Hussain (bass) and Spencer Walker (drums).^[4] Their first album, 'A City That Sleeps', was released on October 6, 2008.^[5][6] with reviewers describing it as 'a surefire winner'.^[7]

Critics have compared A Silent Film to Coldplay, Snow Patrol and The Killers.^[8]

Biography[link]

Formation and early years[link]

The band formed in 2005. Two of the four members (Robert Stevenson & Spencer Walker) had been members of another band named Shouting Myke,^[9] which formed in early 2000. In 2005 two members (Benn Clarke and Steve Meyer-Rassow) left the band and were replaced by Ali Hussain. The newly-formed band chose the name 'A Silent Film' after the lead singer, Robert Stevenson, wrote a song using the melody from a song from a Charlie Chaplin film;^[10] the band agreed they liked the style and chose the name as a reference to Charlie Chaplin's many silent films.

The band released their first single in 2007, an EP titled 'The Projectionist'.^[11] They performed on the BBC Introducing Stage at Glastonbury in 2007^[12] and their first album, The City That Sleeps, was released in October 2008.

The band cites its influences as 'Love, sex and death, and everything in between'.^[13]

[edit] The City That Sleeps

The original UK version of the album, produced by Sam Williams,^[14] contains 11 tracks, including the single 'You Will Leave a Mark'. This single was number one in the Sunday Times Culture magazine's 'Hottest Downloads' chart.^[15] The album was compared to the music of bands such as Coldplay and reviewers described it as 'catchy and accessible.^[16]

After the album's release the band toured the UK and then Portugal where they quickly became popular.^[17] After a matter of weeks their song 'You Will Leave A Mark' reached top of the Portuguese download singles charts, followed by the album soon after.^[18]

The band have played and toured with OneRepublic, Scouting for Girls, The Smashing Pumpkins, Temper Trap, Sleigh Bells, Biffy Clyro, Fitz & The Tantrums, Civil Twilight and Athlete.^[19]

The song 'You Will Leave A Mark' was featured as an iTunes Discovery Download as has so far been downloaded over 110,000 times.^[20]

In 2009, the song You Will Leave A Mark' was nominated for the XFM New Music Award.^[21]

In 2010 'The City That Sleeps' was re-released with the addition of two new tracks,^[22] Driven By Their Beating Hearts and Firefly In My Window.

In 2010 'Aurora' was featured on Linkin Park's iTunes celebrity playlist podcast.^[23]

'You Will Leave A Mark' topped national radio most requested playlists,^[24] picking up first place at the Sirius Alt Nation awards for 'Best In Studio Performance' & No. 4 'Song of the Year' only behind Mumford & Sons, The Black Keys & Vampire Weekend.^[25]

The band performed at SXSW in March 2011. As one of the festivals 'buzz bands' they successfully performed to a capacity room.^[26]

Multiple syncs on MTV's The Hills,^[27] The Hard Times of R J Berger,^[28] Investigation Discovery^[29] and an appearance on the Rockband video game^[30] have all helped raise the awareness of the band in the United States.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

EPs/Singles[link]

References[link]