For other uses, see Grand Harbour (disambiguation).
Grand Harbour
The Grand Harbour from above
Click on the map for a fullscreen view
Location
Country
Malta
Location
Southern Harbour Area
Details
Type of harbour
coastal natural
Size of harbour
2,035,000 square metres (503 acres)
Maximum Length
3.63 kilometres (2.26 mi)
Maximum Width
1.33 kilometres (0.83 mi)
Average Depth
7.7 metres (25 ft)
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations.(June 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
The Grand Harbour (Maltese: il-Port il-Kbir; Italian: Porto Grande), also known as the Port of Valletta,[1] is a natural harbour on the island of Malta. It has been substantially modified over the years with extensive docks (Malta Dockyard), wharves, and fortifications.[2]
^"Port of Valletta". Transport Malta. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
^Pullicino, Mark (2013). The Obama Tribe Explorer, James Martin's Biography. MPI Publishing. pp. 30–31. ISBN 978-99957-0-584-8. OCLC 870266285.
The GrandHarbour (Maltese: il-Port il-Kbir; Italian: Porto Grande), also known as the Port of Valletta, is a natural harbour on the island of Malta....
The GrandHarbour of Malta tornado was one of the deadliest tornadoes on record worldwide, killing at least 600 people. It began as a waterspout, hitting...
the north of the larger GrandHarbour. The harbour is generally more dedicated to leisure use than the GrandHarbour. The harbour mouth faces north east...
and one of its 68 council areas. Located between the GrandHarbour to the east and Marsamxett Harbour to the west, its population as of 2021 was 5,157. As...
kilometres (8 nautical miles) across the Grand Manan Channel. Grand Manan is 32 kilometres south of Blacks Harbour, New Brunswick. "Manan" is a corruption...
Cork Harbour, Ireland GrandHarbour, Malta Guantánamo Bay, Cuba Gulf of Paria, Trinidad and Tobago Haifa Bay, in Haifa, Israel Halifax Harbour in Nova...
October 1530, Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Grand Master of the Knights, sailed into Malta's GrandHarbour with a number of his followers to lay claim...
("Victorious City"), is an old fortified city on the south side of the GrandHarbour in the South Eastern Region of Malta. The city occupies a promontory...
The Battle of GrandHarbour, also known as Operazione MALTA-2, was an Italian raid against Allied shipping in the harbour of Valletta, Malta on the night...
The GrandHarbour Lighthouse was a Canadian lighthouse marking the entrance to GrandHarbour, Grand Manan, New Brunswick. It was built and first lit in...
include a naval arsenal and a Manderaggio (a harbour for small ships). The city's first stone was laid by Grand Master Jean de Valette on 28 March 1566, and...
Sciberras Peninsula that divides Marsamxett Harbour from GrandHarbour, and commands the entrances to both harbours along with Fort Tigné and Fort Ricasoli...
airmen were killed and only five of the fourteen merchant ships reached GrandHarbour. While costly for the Allies, it was a strategic victory; the arrival...
for the island, probably taken from the Punic port at Cospicua on the GrandHarbour. Greco-Roman Melite was larger than present-day Mdina. It was reduced...
Alexandria. The disease began to spread especially in Valletta and the GrandHarbour area, and when Governor Maitland arrived, stricter quarantine measures...
Barrakka Gardens in the same city, they offer a panoramic view of the GrandHarbour. The gardens are located on the upper tier of Saints Peter and Paul...
these attacks, the Order tried to repopulate Gozo and strengthen the GrandHarbour fortifications. Several forts including Saint Elmo and Saint Michael...
and the north shore of Rinella Bay, commanding the entrance to the GrandHarbour along with Fort Saint Elmo. It is the largest fort in Malta and it has...
Sciberras Peninsula, a large promontory separating the GrandHarbour from Marsamxett Harbour, and was protected by tracce italiane fortifications, including...
twinned with the Upper Barrakka Gardens. The gardens have a view of the GrandHarbour and the breakwater. It includes the Monument to Sir Alexander Ball,...
Global Information
