Overview:
The French port of reunion in the western Indian Ocean. In the northwest Cape Calais, 16 km northeast of Saint Denis. The population is 25000 (1982). The artificial harbor, built in 1886, can berth large seagoing ships. The bulk of the import and export materials of the island are exported to sucrose, molasses, essence and so on. The road leads to Saint Denis and the main towns on the island.
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Le Port (Port Code:RELPT), in full Le Port des Galets, is a major port of the French overseas département of Réunion in the western Indian Ocean. Situated on the northwest side of the island, it is connected to all other major points by a paved road along the circumference. The port was artificially excavated in the 1880s when Saint-Denis, the capital, proved to be insufficiently sheltered. It can handle large vessels but has a narrow right-angle turn at the entrance that requires ships to be roped in from the shore.
