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Hambantota Lighthouse (Sinhala: හම්බන්තොට ප්රදීපාගාරය) is an onshore lighthouse, located on a rocky promontory in Hambantota, Sri Lanka. [ 1 ] The lighthouse is a round masonry tower, 14 m (46 ft) high, with a lantern and a gallery, constructed in 1913.
The Hambantota International Port [a] is a deep water port in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, notable for its 99-year lease to China Merchant Ports. Opened in 2010, it is Sri Lanka's second largest port, after Colombo. In 2020, the port handled 1.8 million tonnes of cargo. [3] Construction of the port commenced in January 2008.
But in the whole of 2012 only 34 ships berthed at Hambantota, compared with 3,667 ships at the port of Colombo. [25] Sri Lanka was still heavily in debt to China for the cost of the port and with so little traffic, was unable to service the debt. [28] In 2017 China was given a 99-year lease for the port in exchange for $1.1 billion. [29]
Fantasy Fest was initiated in 1979 by Bill Conkle, Tony Falcone, Joe Liszka and Frank Romano to attract tourists during the slow season. [1] [2] In 1995 over 60,000 people attended and there were 70 floats, bands, costumed groups and "imprecision drill teams" in the parade. [3]
A domestic ferry port operates near the Bight of Key West. The port is among the busiest passenger ports in the United States and one of Florida's most important and oldest ferry ports. The port conducts passenger ferry and cruise service to and from Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville, Fort Myers, Port Everglades, Cape Canaveral, and Marco Island, Florida.
We all need to get away from time to time − even if just for a few hours to a carnival. Fun is the key word here. ... 24 West St., Norwell. Tickets/admission: Free (donations accepted)