Bay of Bakar

Bay of Bakar is located on the Croatian Adriatic coast, within the Gulf of Kvarner. There are two towns centered on bay of Bakar: Bakar and Kraljevica. While Bakar and Kraljevica are port towns, in outback of bay of Bakar there are the industry zones and free zones of Kukuljanovo. The bay itself contains Bulk Cargo Terminal of the Port of Rijeka, handling coal, iron ore and bulk cargo. Its annual capacity is 4 million tonnes and it accommodates Capesize ships.[1] The port facilities are planned to be expanded through construction of a car terminal in the bay.[2]

Panoramic view on the town Bakar and Bay of Bakar.

Geography

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bay of Bakar.

References

  1. "Terminals". Luka Rijeka d.d. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  2. Tamara Opačak-Klobučar (January 2, 2011). "Gradi se "riječki suhi dok" za 250 milijuna € u Dugom Selu" [A Rijeka dry dock worth 250 million euro under construction in Dugo Selo]. Večernji list (in Croatian). Retrieved August 27, 2011.

Coordinates: 45°17′30″N 14°33′38″E / 45.2917°N 14.5606°E / 45.2917; 14.5606

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/16/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.