Port of Rotterdam
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Europe's largest seaport, located in and near Rotterdam, Netherlands.
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Port of Rotterdam
- Seaports
The Port of Rotterdam is Europe’s largest seaport and the world’s largest seaport outside Asia. Located in and near Rotterdam in South Holland, Netherlands, it lies in the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta. Covering 105 square kilometres and extending 40 kilometres, it includes historic harbour areas, major industrial ports, Europoort, and the reclaimed Maasvlakte area. It was the world’s busiest port by annual cargo tonnage from 1962 to 2004.
- Location
- Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
- Area
- 105 square kilometres
- Historical status
- World's busiest port by annual cargo tonnage, 1962–2004
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Port of Rotterdam (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q1027807
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Port of Rotterdam. CC BY-SA 4.0 · File page on Wikimedia CommonsPort of Rotterdam, www.portofrotterdam.comModifications: Placed on a plain background, resized and converted to WebP
- Popularity
- 167 median daily views (Wikimedia Pageviews API (all-access, user agent))
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