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<div>''This article contains information about all of the docks in Venice.''<div>
''This article contains information about all of the docks in Venice. For information about a typical Venetian dock, see [[Dock]].''
<div>For a typical Venetian dock, see [[Dock]].<div>
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There are 1650 docks scattered throughout Venice and are an essential component of the city. Since boats are the most efficient way to transport [[Cargo|cargo]], passengers, or to just get around the city; having an abundance of docks available is critical for the city.  
There are 1650 docks scattered along the [[Canals|canals]] of Venice that provide loading and unloading locations, serving all of the [[Islands|islands]] in the city.


 
Of the 1650 docks in Venice:
==Presence of Dock Types==
*1321 are ''[[Rive|rive]]''
In Venice, ''[[Rive]]'' are the most common [[Dock|dock]], representing 80% of all docks in the city. ''[[Fondamente di Carico/Scarico|Fondamente]]'' have some presence in Venice (18% of all docks) but are not as prevalent as ''[[Rive]]''. There are so few ''[[Pontili]]'' (2% of all docks) in Venice because of the limitations of many of the [[Canals]].
*300 are ''[[Fondamente di Carico/Scarico|fondamente]]
*29 are ''[[Pontili|pontili]]''


[[File:Docks pie chart.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Breakdown of dock types by percentage.]]
[[File:Docks pie chart.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Breakdown of dock types by percentage.]]
==See Also==
==See Also==
*Dock
*[[Dock]]
 
*''[[Riva (Dock)|Riva]]''
==Bibliography==
*''[[Rive]]''
*Bennett, Alexander; Hastings, Samuel; Petry, Stephen; Solomon, Alexander. Boats are Waking Me Crazy: An Analysis of Boat Traffic and ''Moto Ondoso'' in the City of Venice. Worcester MA. Worcester Polytechnic Institute.2013
*''[[Pontile]]''
 
*''[[Pontili]]''
 
*''[[Fondamenta di Carico/Scarico]]''
*''[[Fondamente di Carico/Scarico]]''
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Latest revision as of 03:09, 13 January 2014

This article contains information about all of the docks in Venice. For information about a typical Venetian dock, see Dock.

Docks

A map of Venetian docks.
Number 1650
Types 3


There are 1650 docks scattered along the canals of Venice that provide loading and unloading locations, serving all of the islands in the city.

Of the 1650 docks in Venice:

Breakdown of dock types by percentage.

See Also

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