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A quay, pronounced 'key,' 'kay,' is a wharf or bank where ships and other vessels are loaded. A quay is constructed parallel to the bank of a waterway. The word is commonly used in Britain and Australia. Its French language counterpart Quai is common in francophone countries, but it is rather rare in everyday usage elsewhere. In Toronto there is a quay named Queen's Quay In Paris, it refers to the borders of the river Seine, together with its expressways and bouquinistes (bookstalls). Metung Wharf on Bancroft Bay, Gippsland Lakes, Victoria, Australia A wharf is a fixed platform, commonly on pilings, roughly parallel to and alongside navigable water, where ships are loaded and unloaded. ...
Italian Full rigged ship Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large watercraft capable of deep water navigation. ...
French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ...
City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ...
The Seine (pronounced in French) is a major river of north-western France, and one of its commercial waterways. ...
A typical expressway in Santa Clara County, California. ...
In Novi Sad there is also a quay on the river Danube. Nickname: Serbian Athens Motto: ÐÑад по меÑи гÑаÑана City of the citizens (in English) Location of Novi Sad within Serbia Coordinates: Country Serbia Province Vojvodina District South BaÄka Established 1694 City status February 1, 1748 Politics - Mayor Maja GojkoviÄ (SRS) - City assembly SRS, DSS and SPS - Municipalities 2 (Novi Sad and Petrovaradin) Area...
The Danube (ancient Danuvius, Iranian *dÄnu, meaning river or stream, ancient Greek Istros) is the longest river in the European Union and Europes second longest river. ...
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