The great harbor

Hey guys, this day we spend in Southampton, the city with the major port in the south of England. Southampton is located in the north of the Southampton Water, which is a deep water estuary, which was formed at the end of the last Ice Age and it’s 30km north-west of Portsmouth. The Southampton Water has the avail of a double high tide, with two high tide peaks, which makes the movement of big ships easier. It’s a function of the shape and depth of the English Channel. The climate of Southampton is influenced by the sea and rivers. It has an oceanic climate with an annual average temperature of 10.7 degrees Celsius. The warmest month is July and the coldest month is January. The average low temperature in January is 2.7 degrees Celsius and the average high temperature in July is about 22.2 degrees Celsius. Southampton is the only city in the UK with a geothermal power station, which provides hot water to a city centre district heating scheme and it’s one of the lowest carbon emitting cities in the UK. Southampton’s strong economy is promoting major projects, like the city’s first skyscrapers on the waterfront. When we arrived in Southampton and saw the huge harbor for the first time, we were speechless. It’s the biggest port we have ever seen. You have to know, that we weren’t enthusiastic to see the harbor, because we thought it would be a harbor like every other harbor, but this harbor is better than the others. It was really interesting to listen to all the things we were told. The port of Southampton is the cultural and economic centre of the town and it’s the port and home of some luxury cruise ships, like the Queen Mary 2.

Did you know, that the port of Southampton was the start harbor of the Titanic in 1912? We were told so much, that we don’t want to tell you all, because this would be take such a long time, so if you ever have the chance to get there, go and see the big harbor! It worth it!