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| 2072 The Maritime Quarter of Mariehamn Eastern Harbour (1) |
Posted on 26.11.2015, 22.12.2015
Mariehamn, the capital of Åland, is located on a peninsula and has two important harbours, one located on the western shore and one on the eastern shore, which are ice-free for nearly the whole year, and have no tides. The Western Harbour is an important international harbour with daily traffic to Sweden, Estonia and mainland Finland.
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| 2139 The Maritime Quarter of Mariehamn Eastern Harbour (2) |
In the Eastern Harbour is the Maritime Quarter, where boat building traditions are kept alive. Among the red sheds there is a boatyard, a smithy, a boat and shipbuilding museum, and a newbuilt museum of historical marine engines. There is an exhibition of historical work boats in the Beacon, a copy of the former beacon at the Kobba Klintar pilot station. Furthest out on the breakwater is a Seafarers’ chapel.
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