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The Port of Copenhagen

GEOGRAPHICAL he Port of Copenhagen is situated on the 0resund which connects the Kattegat and the Baltic. The geographical location of the harbour is Lat. 55° 42' N. and Long. 12° 37' E. The distance from the breakwaters ( T .7 ) at the north to the embankment ( B . 4 ) at the south is 8.4 km. The water areas used as basins and fairways total about 500 hectares. The land areas belonging to the harbour amount to 116 ha., including 33 ha. for streets and quays, and in addition the land area of the Free Port covers 52 ha. The total length of the quays is 37 km, of which about 23 km are stone quays and the remainder wooden wharves. The Government and the City own about 1.5 km each, 9 km belong to private companies and the remainder of the quay­ age is owned by the Port Authority.

Arrival of tourist ship at Langelinie quay.

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