Ferry

A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services.

Notable ferry services

Longer-run ferries connect coastal islands with the mainland. A route of this type connects Great Britain with the rest of Europe across the English Channel, connecting mainly to French ports, such as Calais, Cherbourg and Le Havre. Large ferries also sail in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden. In many ways, these ferries are like cruise ships, but they can also carry hundreds of cars on car decks. In Britain, car-carrying ferries are sometimes referred to as RORO - "roll-on, roll-off" - for the ease by which vehicles can board and leave.

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Great Britain - Europe - English Channel - Baltic Sea - Finland - Sweden - Cruise ship - RORO

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In Australia, three Spirit of Tasmania ferries carry passengers and vehicles 300 km across the Bass Strait, which separates Tasmania from the Australian mainland. These run overnight but also include additional day crossings in peak time. All three ferries are based in the northern Tasmanian port city of Devonport; two ferries travel the route to Melbourne, Victoria, and the third to Sydney, New South Wales.

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Australia - Spirit of Tasmania - Bass Strait - Tasmania - Mainland - Devonport - Melbourne - Victoria - Sydney - New South Wales

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Hong Kong has the Star Ferry and the First Ferry.

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Hong Kong - Star Ferry - First Ferry

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Due to the numbers of large freshwater lakes and length of shoreline in Canada, many provinces and territories have ferry services. British Columbia, has BC Ferries - its' most popular routes carry travellers between Vancouver Island and the B.C. mainland. It also services other islands including the Gulf Islands and the Queen Charlotte Islands. In Ontario, a popular ferry service that transports the public, as well as goods and services, is the Chi-Cheemaun. Toronto also has a ferry service that shuttles beach-goers, tourists and aircraft passengers between the downtown core and Toronto Island beach and airport. The island province of Newfoundland is accessible only by air or by Marine Atlantic ferries; Prince Edward Island was only connected to the mainland by ferries until the opening of the Confederation Bridge) in 1997.

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Canada - British Columbia - BC Ferries - Vancouver Island - Gulf Islands - Queen Charlotte Islands - Chi-Cheemaun - Toronto - Toronto Island - Newfoundland - Marine Atlantic - Prince Edward Island - Confederation Bridge - 1997

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