ANTIQUE MAP U.S.COAST SURVEY 1857 BOSTON HARBOR Start Price USD 99.00 Current Price USD 204.49 Time Left - Bid Count 4 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 End Time Sunday, September 07, 2008 Location La Rochelle See more about 'ANTIQUE MAP U.S.COAST SURVEY 1857 BOSTON HARBOR' Description              U.S COAST SURVEY               BOSTON HARBOR               MASSACHUSETTS               FROM THE UNITED STATES SURVEY OF 1857                                  Magnetic Variation in 1872              large and decorative map                 72 CM  X  92  CM                     281/2  X  36 in.             BLACK AND WHITE ON HAVY PAPER                       EXCELLENT CONDITION   Port of Boston From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Boston Harbor) Jump to: navigation, search Long Wharf in waterfront downtown Boston was once the main commercial wharf of the port, but is now used by ferries and cruise boats. The Port of Boston is a major seaport located in Boston Harbor and adjacent to the City of Boston. It is the largest port in Massachusetts as well as being one of the principal ports on the east coast of the United States. The Port of Boston was historically important for the growth of the City of Boston, and was originally located in what is now the downtown area of the city. Land reclamation and conversion to other uses means that downtown area no longer handles commercial traffic, although there is still considerable ferry and leisure usage of the downtown waterfront. Today the principal cargo handling facilities are located in the Boston neighborhoods of Charlestown, East Boston, and South Boston, and in the neighbouring city of Everett. Contents[hide] 1 Geography 1.1 Outer harbor 1.2 Harbor islands 2 Traffic 3 Port facilities 3.1 Ground transportation 3.2 Massport facilities 3.3 Non-Massport facilities 4 History 5 References 5.1 Specific 5.2 General 6 External links [edit] Geography Topographic map of Boston Harbor Boston Harbor is a large harbor which constitutes the western extremity of Massachusetts Bay. The harbor is sheltered from Massachusetts Bay and the open Atlantic Ocean by a combination of the Winthrop Peninsula and Deer Island to the north, the hooked Nantasket Peninsula and Point Allerton to the south, and the harbor islands in the middle. The harbor is often described as being split into an inner harbor and an outer harbor.[1][2][3] [edit] Outer harbor The outer harbor stretches to the south and east of the inner harbor. To its landward side, and moving in an anti-clockwise direction, the harbor is made up of the three large bays of Dorchester Bay, Quincy Bay and Hingham Bay. To seaward, the two deep water anchorages of President Roads and Nantasket Roads are separated by Long Island. The outer harbor is fed by several rivers, including the Neponset River, the Weymouth Fore River, the Weymouth Back River and the Weir River.[1][2][3] Dredged deep water channels stretch from President Roads to the inner harbor, and from Nantasket Roads to the Weymouth Fore River. Some commercial port facilities are located in the Fore River area, an area which has a history of shipbuilding including the notable Fore River Shipyard.[1][2][3] [edit] Harbor islands Boston Harbor contains a considerable number of islands, most of which are part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. The following islands exist within the harbor: Boston's skyline as seen from Spectacle Island's visitor welcome center. Bumpkin Island, Button Island Castle Island Calf Island Gallops Island, Georges Island, Grape Island, Great Brewster Island, Green Island Hangman Island Langlee Island, Little Brewster Island, Little Calf Island, Long Island, Lovells Island Middle Brewster Island Moon Island, Nixes Mate Outer Brewster Island Peddocks Island Raccoon Island, Ragged Island, Rainsford Island Sarah Island, Shag Rocks, Sheep Island, Slate Island, Snake Island, Spectacle Island, Spinnaker Island The Graves, Thompson Island Two former islands, Castle Island and Deer Island, still exist in a recognizable form. Castle Island was joined to the mainland by land reclamation, whilst Deer Island ceased to be an island when the channel which formerly separated it from the mainland was filled in by a hurricane in 1938. Two other former islands, Apple Island and Governors Island, have been subsumed into land reclamation for Logan International Airport. Further information: List of rivers in Massachusetts [edit] Traffic Container ship being unloaded at Conley Terminal. An LNG carrier passes just offshore of downtown Boston, under Coast Guard and police escort. In 2006, the port handled over 14 million metric tons of cargo, including 201,000 container TEUs. Other major forms of cargo processed at the port include petroleum, liquefied natural gas (LNG), automobiles, cement, gypsum, and salt. There were about 208,000 cruise ship passengers and 81 cruise ship visits that year.[4] In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, there have been concerns about the security of LNG shipments within Boston Harbor, and increased fear of terrorism. Because of the location of the LNG terminal in the Mystic River, tankers traveling to and from the facility are forced to pass directly offshore of downtown Boston. During their voyage through the harbor, they are protected by a security zone that extends 2 miles (3.2 km) in front of the vessel, 1-mile (1.6 km) behind it, and more than half a mile on either side. This zone is enforced by escort vessels provided by the Coast Guard and State Police. The Tobin Bridge is closed as the escort passes under it, and boating is forbidden within the security zone. As of 2005, there have been proposals to construct an offshore LNG facility in Massachusetts Bay.[5] The MBTA operates commuter boats between Long Wharf and Rowes Wharf on the downtown Boston waterfront to Hingham, Hull, Quincy, and Logan Airport as well as inner harbor ferries between downtown Boston, Charlestown, and South Boston. Other fast passenger ferries operate to Provincetown and Salem. Several companies operate cruise boats on the harbor, whilst water taxis operate from various points on the downtown Boston waterfront, Logan Airport, Charlestown, East Boston, and South Boston.[6] Ferries are also provided for travel amongst the harbor islands. There are occasionally marine accidents, as with a commuter ferry Massachusetts going from Boston's Rowes Wharf to Hull in June 2006. [7] Powered by eBay Turbo Lister Place a Bid!