We can make a list of more or less natural harbors, that are so large
that they might be considered bay, gulf, staits, ect (harbor is an
English word without exact translation to other languages) and thus
offer little protection from wind and waves. Can you suggest some
guide lines for maximum size and minimum depth without dredging, or do
you consider a giant harbor that could be used only by shallow draft
boats (before dreging) a natural harbor even though it has been dreged
extensively? Does adding a breakwall near the harbor always make it
unnatural? Are there any hundred square mile harbors that are man
made? perhaps "natural" is only adding confusion to the question. The
intercoastal waterway of Florida, 300 miles long, could be concidered
a large natural harbor along with the Banana River, St Johns river,
and Doctors Lake and thus one of the worlds largest natural harbors.
Neil |
