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Douglas Harbour

Douglas Harbour is located near at the southern end of , the capital of the . It is the island's main commercial shipping port. The Port of Douglas was the first in the world to be equipped with radar.
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  • Type: Body of water
  • Description: port in Douglas Bay, Isle of Man
  • Also known as: “Douglas Port”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Conister Rock and Grand Union Camera Obscura.

Island
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Mary's Isle is a partially submerged reef in on the . Prior to 1832 the rock was the property of the Quane family until John Quane, Attorney General of the Isle of Man, presented the rock to Sir William Hillary, in his capacity as President of the Isle of Man District of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution to build the .

Photo: Richard Rimmer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The was built during the 1890s and is located on near the . The building is a tourist attraction that offers a unique view of its surroundings. is situated 450 metres southeast of Douglas Harbour.

Station
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the arrival and departure point for all passenger and car ferries operating to and from the , and is located in , the island's capital. is situated 240 metres north of Douglas Harbour.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Douglas Head and Governor’s Bridge.

Locality
Photo: Nigel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a rocky point on the overlooking and harbour. Views extend to include Mountain and .

Locality
Photo: Glyn Baker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Governor's Bridge is a hairpin bend adjacent to a road junction on the primary A18 Mountain Road in the parish of in the , with a sudden drop in elevation leading to Governor's Dip, followed by a left-hand bend and finally a right exiting on to the main Glencrutchery Road. is situated 3 km north of Douglas Harbour.

Village
is a village in parish, . It is on the boundary with and partly within the borough of Douglas, and is within the Douglas conurbation. is situated 3 km northwest of Douglas Harbour.

Douglas Harbour

Latitude
54.14645° or 54° 8′ 47″ north
Longitude
-4.4717° or 4° 28′ 18″ west
Open location code
9C6Q4GWH+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 186702872
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­harbour
Wiki­data ID
Q5301569
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Douglas Harbour” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Douglas Port”
  • Manx: “Purt Ghoolish”
  • Manx: “Purt Varrey Ghoolish”
  • Swedish: “Douglas Harbour”
  • Swedish: “Douglas Port”

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Highlights include King Edward VIII Pier and Fort Anne Pier.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Douglas Harbour”. Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.