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Encyclopedia Britannica



LEIXOES

This article appears in Volume V16, Page 405 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: LAP-LEO
LEIXOES , a seaport and harbour of
refuge
  of northern Portugal; in 41 9' 10" N., 8 40' 35" W., 3 M. N. of the mouth of the Douro. Leixoes is included in the parish of Matozinhos (pop. 1900, 7690) and constitutes the
main
  port of the city of
Oporto (q.v.), with which it is connected by an electric tramway. The harbour, of artificial construction, has an area of over 220 acres, and admits vessels of any size, the
depth
  at the entrance being nearly 50 ft. The transference of cargo to and from
ships
  lying in the Leixoes basin is effected entirely by means of lighters from Oporto. In addition to wine, &c., from Oporto, large numbers of emigrants to
South
  America are taken on board here. The
trade
  of the port is mainly in British hands, and large numbers of British
ships
 
call
  at Leixoes on the voyage between
Lisbon
  and
Liverpool
 , London or Southampton.


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