Marina

: For other uses of this word, see Marina (disambiguation).

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A marina is a small to medium-sized harbor used by mostly private, recreational yachts. Marinas normally have pontoons and finger pontoons allowing access to all the craft berthed there. They often have re-fuelling, washing and repair facilities at hand.

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One of the world's most luxurious and expensive marinas is located in Monte Carlo.

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In the United Kingdom the word marina is also used for inland wharves on rivers and canals that are used exclusively by non-industrial pleasure craft.

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Harbor: :See also the Harbour compiler, a compiler for the Clipper programming language....

Yacht: A yacht was originally defined as a light, fast sailing vessel used to convey important persons. In later parlance, the definition came to mean any vessel, other than a dinghy, propelled by sail, power or both and used for pleasure cruising and/or yacht racing....

Pontoon: A pontoon is a buoyant device, either of solid lightweight material or constructed as a watertight chamber, used to support objects above or below water....

Marina related Images and Photos (experimental)

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Pier Marina Grande Capri	Marina 19th Century	Marina Palatine Gallery Pitti Palace Florence	Boats in Marina Put-In-Bay Ohio