coastal ports
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coastal
adjective
uk/ˈkəʊ.stəl/us/ˈkoʊ.stəl/
positioned on, or relating to ...
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port
noun
uk/pɔːt/us/pɔːrt/
a town by the sea or by a river that has a harbour, or the ...
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(Definition ofcoastalandportfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Their coastal ports allowed trade with foreign regions that funneled goods to the north and coastal populations.
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He bought in the coastal ports and sold in inland markets.
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Timber for export was transported to coastal ports by ox wagon.
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The speed of the steamboats decreased travel times between coastal ports and upstream cities by weeks and costs for transporting goods along these rivers by as much as 90%.
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Because land transportation of minerals like limestone and coal was difficult in the pre-industrial era, they were distributed by sea, and lime was most often manufactured at small coastal ports.
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They will be making arrangements for tribunal hearings to take place in all the major coastal ports.
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I had a conversation with a leading citizen in one of the coastal ports.
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She has, for instance, safeguarded the whole of her coastal traffic for the trade between her coastal ports.
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These twin industries are of vital and significant importance, not just to the rivers, to the coastal ports, to the seaside towns or to a few limited areas.
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It could bring the sea fisheries committees back to the original intention of the derogation and accession treaty, which referred to coastal ports in fishing regions.
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Its fleet, which once sailed the globe, by then carried coal, firewood, and lime to coastal ports in competition with railroads and steamships.
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The district encompasses a wide variety of towns, including coastal ports and agricultural centres.
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However, the steep mountainous terrain between the resource rich areas in the high velt and the coastal ports presented a transport challenge.
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The coastal ports began to specialize in fishing, international trade and shipbuildingand after 1780 in whaling.
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Coastal ports serving as initial points of contact often benefited from access to imported goods, reaping profits from their own subsequent distribution to regions inland.
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Many of the quarries had internal tramways and feeder lines connecting them to transhipment points on local railways, rivers, roads or coastal ports.
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As a result, entrepreneurial business people created linking railways to transport the produce from the sorting and packing points to the coastal ports.
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It was used by monks, farmers and traders to carry goods between markets and coastal ports.
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It also benefited from external trade through its coastal ports.
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