Belfast (Belfast) Belfast (English: Belfast; Irish: Béal Feirste) located in the northeast coast of the island of Ireland pull dry mouth, in Belfast Bay's southwest side, is the UK Northern Ireland's largest seaport. Founded in 1888, since 1920, became the capital of Northern Ireland. Has a population of 276,459, metropolitan area 579,554, is the Northern Ireland political and cultural center and the largest industrial city. June 13, 2005 and Hefei, Anhui, became sister cities. Port Properties: Bay estuary port, free port Titanic in Belfast manufacturing latitude: 54 degrees 36 minutes N, 005 degrees 56 minutes W Route: Northern Europe, Denmark Maersk Line (MAERSK) has liner can be attached to Hong Kong. In the UK (full name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland THE UNITED KINGDOMOF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND) northeast of the island west coast of Ireland pull dry (LAGAN) estuary, in Belfast (BELFAST) southwest of the Gulf, the largest in Northern Ireland Harbour. Founded in 1888, since 1920, became the capital of Northern Ireland. Early in the 17th century became the world's largest industrial center of flax. Major industries are shipbuilding, aircraft, linen textile, petrochemical and food processing. Port from the airport about 27km, daily flights to the UK. The port is a temperate maritime climate, and more clouds rain and fog, particularly in winter. The annual average temperature of about 9 ~ 19 ℃ or so. The average annual rainfall is about 900mm. Daxun tidal height, average height 3.5m, the average low tide 0.4m; small flood tide is high, the average tidal height 3m, the average low tide 1.1m. Area of 146 hectares in Hong Kong waters, the total quay length of about 13km. The main port berths as follows: Terminal Name berth (a) shoreline (m) Maximum depth (m) YORK (York) 4936 7.3 POLLOCK (Pollack) 61 435 10.3 VICTORIA (Victoria) 1 230 8.3 SPENCER (West Gibbons) 3 544 8.5 DUFFERIN (all non-forest) 3 525 8.5 MUSGRAVE (Moss Graf) 4 754 9.1 OIL BERTH (oil terminal) 3 486 10.6 A variety of shore handling equipment, cranes, jib cranes, conveyors cranes, gantry cranes, and ro-ro facilities. There are up to 150 tons lifting capacity floating crane. Ship anchorage in east Belfast Bay waters, the water depth at 10m or more. The new channel is located in Moss Graf dock can accommodate ships of 100,000 dwt. Oil terminal can berth at night. Container throughput in 1992, 186,000 TEU, the annual cargo handling capacity of about 3,000 tons. Mainly exports machinery, scrap metal, textiles, fuel, ships, bacon, eggs, ham and livestock, mainly imports coal, fertilizer, building materials, grains, fruits, timber, crude oil, feed and chemicals and so on.
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Bei'erfasite Belfast Belfast Northern Ireland capital, industrial, commercial and cultural center, the main harbor. North Channel Belfast River Lagan Bay. Area of 65 square kilometers. Population 330,000 (1982), accounting for the total population of Northern Ireland 1 / 3. AD 1177 when the Norman invasion of Ireland in the ferry built fortress, gradually developed markets. 17th century Britain and France moved a large number of immigrants, the population increased significantly. A city in 1888. 1898 and was promoted to county-level city. After the formal establishment of the United Kingdom in 1921 and became the capital of Northern Ireland. Industry is relatively developed, some concentrated more than half the industrial workers in Northern Ireland. Main industrial sectors are shipbuilding and linen textiles, in addition, food, sewing, aircraft, machine manufacturing, petrochemical, also a considerable size. Ocean-going ships can pass the port, mainly for oil, food and industrial raw materials, export of ships, aircraft, agricultural products, livestock, linen goods. City, 24 kilometers east have Aldergrove International Airport. With Queen's University Belfast Branch (1845), Presbyterian College (1847) and Belfast Royal Academy (1810). St Anne's Cathedral (1899) is one of the famous Protestant churches. (Zhang Bingwen)