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[[Image:Metung-Wharf-Pano,-Vic.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Metung, Victoria|Metung Wharf]] on Bancroft Bay, [[Gippsland Lakes]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[Australia]]]] |
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[[Image:Under the Santa Cruz Wharf.JPG|thumb|250px|Underneath the [[Santa Cruz Wharf]]]] |
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A '''wharf''' is a landing place or [[pier]] where ships may tie up and load or unload. |
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A wharf commonly comprises a fixed platform, often on [[pile|pilings]]. They often serve as interim storage areas with [[warehouses]], since the typical objective is to unload and reload vessels as quickly as possible. Where capacity is sufficient a single [[quay]] constructed along the land adjacent to the water is normally used; where there is a need for more capacity many wharves will instead be constructed projecting into the water, as with the well known collection of wharves in [[San Francisco]]. A [[pier]], raised over the water rather than within it, is one type of wharf, commonly used for cases where the weight or volume of cargos will be low. |
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Smaller and more modern wharves are sometimes built on flotation devices ([[Pontoon (boat)|pontoons]]) to keep them at the same level to the ship even during changing tides. |
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==Well-known wharves== |
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[[Image:Wharf derby wharf salem massachussets.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Derby Wharf, [[Salem, Massachusetts|Salem, MA]]]] |
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*[[Canary Wharf]], [[London]], [[England]], part of the [[London Docklands]] and now redeveloped into commercial space which contains the 3 tallest buildings in [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. |
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*[[Burrells Wharf]], [[London]], [[England]], a wharf in [[Isle of Dogs]] in [[London Docklands]]. |
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*Tideway Wharf in London http://www.TidewayWharf.com |
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*[[Salford Quays]], [[Salford]], [[England]] is an area at the end of the Manchester Ship Canal. |
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*[[Circular Quay ferry wharf, Sydney|Circular Quay]], [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], part of the [[Sydney central business district]], [[Circular Quay]] is a popular attraction and major transporting hub in [[Sydney, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. |
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*[[Finger Wharf]] or Woolloomooloo Wharf in [[Woolloomooloo]] Bay, [[Sydney, New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. |
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*[[Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, California]], [[United States|USA]], now redeveloped into a tourist area with stores and restaurants in addition to serving its maritime purpose. |
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*[[Long Wharf (Boston)|Long Wharf]], [[Boston]], a wharf at the focal point in Boston Harbor |
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*Derby (1762), Hatch's (1819) and Central (1791) Wharves in [[Salem, Massachusetts]] are the last of the 50 wharves which lined Salem harbor. They are part of the [http://www.nps.gov/sama/ Salem Maritime National Historic Site], the only remaining intact waterfront from the US age of sail. In 1790, Salem was the sixth largest city in the country. |
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*[[Ocean Terminal, Hong Kong|Ocean Terminal]] in [[Tsim Sha Tsui]] of [[Hong Kong]], formerly a series of wharves, now developed into a cruise terminal and shopping malls owned by [[The Wharf]]. |
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*Burnley Wharf, [[Southampton]], [[England]]. |
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*[[Valletta Waterfront|Pinto Wharf]], [[Valletta]], [[Malta]] |
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*[[Princes Wharf]], [[Auckland]], [[New Zealand]] |
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*[[Ferry Wharf]], Bombay ([[Mumbai]]), [[India]] |
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*[[Electric Wharf]], Coventry, [[England]], home to social networking website [[Youmeo]] this Wharf was originally an electricity factory that has been renivated to house offices and apartments. |
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==Etymology== |
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The word comes from the Old English ''hwearf'', meaning "bank" or "shore", and its plural is either ''wharfs'', or, especially in [[American English]], ''wharves''; collectively a group of these is referred to as a ''wharfing'' or ''wharfage''. |
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In the northeast and east of England the term '''staithe''' or '''staith''' (from the Norse for landing stage) is also used. For example [[Dunston, Tyne and Wear|Dunston Staiths]] in [[Gateshead]] and [[Brancaster Staithe]] in [[Norfolk]]. Though the term '''staithe''' may be used to refer only to loading chutes or ramps used for bulk commodities like coal in loading ships and barges. |
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== See also == |
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*[[Canal basin]] |
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*[[Dock (maritime)|Dock]] |
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*[[Jetty]] |
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*[[Pier]] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://gallery.hull-online.co.uk/tag/staithe Old dock staithes in Kingston upon Hull] - Photographs of old dock staithes fronting the River Humber, Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom. Many are now derelict but some still remain intact. |
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[[Category:Commercial item transport and distribution]] |
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[[Category:Coastal construction]] |
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[[Category:Wharves|*]] |
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[[de:Kai (Hafen)]] |
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[[eo:Varfo]] |
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[[fa:بندرگاه]] |
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[[fr:Appontement]] |
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[[id:Dermaga]] |
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[[nl:Kade]] |
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[[ja:埠頭]] |
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[[pl:Nabrzeże]] |
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[[zh:碼頭]] |
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