🌊 Breakwaters of the World

These are notable breakwaters — massive artificial sea-walls of rock and concrete raised offshore to flatten the surf behind them and give ships calm water, from Roman harbor moles and Victorian stone arms to the concrete tetrapod barricades of modern port cities. Each profile shows where the breakwater sits, which country it is in, and a plain-English introduction from Wikipedia.

16 breakwaters from 8 countries are covered below, grouped by continent. Open any breakwater for its full profile.

Americas (5) Asia (2) Europe (8) Oceania (1)

Americas (5 breakwaters)

Asia (2 breakwaters)

Europe (8 breakwaters)

Oceania (1 breakwaters)

Coordinates are approximate locations. Descriptions: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), cached on our server. Data sourced from Wikidata. Related: Mountains · Lakes · Islands · World Heritage.