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  Breakwater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Breakwater (structure), a structure for protecting a beach or harbour
Breakwater, Victoria, a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Breakwater School, a Portland, Maine, pre-school and elementary school founded in 1956
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Breakwater   (93 words)

  
 Ogden Point Dive Site
Although the breakwater is a marine sanctuary, line fishing is allowed; be alert for fishing gear on the bottom and overzealous boaters.
There are five dive flags painted near the top of the west side of the breakwater, with corresponding bronze plaques at the bottom stone of the breakwater directly in line with each flag.
Caution must be exercised when entering from the breakwater due to the barnacles and concrete blocks obscured by bull kelp.
www.divevictoria.com /Ogden_Point_Dive_Site/index.html   (217 words)

  
 Victoria & Vancouver Island Travel Magazine
There was an endless stream of people along the half-mile stretch of breakwater that extends into the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the end was covered with Tall Ship fans.
Victoria's Inner Harbour was teeming with interesting activity as Sea Planes tried to maintain their commercial schedules, Harbour Ferries scooted around, the Coho Ferry tried to leave on time, kayakers everywhere, all manner of pleasure craft coming and going - and all the while, more than 30 Tall Ships docking.
The Victoria harbour master, who was orchestrating all this traffic must have had rock solid nerves.
tourismmall.victoria.bc.ca /travelmagazine/july2005a.htm   (829 words)

  
 Victoria British Columbia
Victoria's Inner Harbor, these two photos are a few blocks from the Gingerbread Cottage Bed and Breakfast.
Victoria is the capital city, these are her elegant Parliament buildings.
The Gingerbread Cottage is on the left side of the street 3/4 of a block before the ocean (Dallas Road) The Cottage is pink with a lot of lights.
www.vanessas.ca /victoria_british_columbia.htm   (555 words)

  
 Victoria, British Columbia Photo Gallery by Christina Craft at pbase.com
Victoria (population 300,000) is the largest city on the island.
She passed on a two years ago and some of her ashes were spread on the ocean in front of the breakwater and Port Angeles.
Victoria is probably the most beautiful place I have ever visited.
www.pbase.com /ccraft/victoria_   (377 words)

  
 Scuba Shore Diving Site Page for: Ogden Breakwater of Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
The breakwater itself is a 750m (2500') long 'arm' extending into Victoria harbor.
The breakwater is made entirely of large concrete blocks, which forms a series of 'stairs' extending from the surface to the ocean floor.
The best way to access the last section is to walk along the top of the breakwater all the way to the end, descend on the stairs at the end, and enter there.
www.shorediving.com /Earth/Canada/Vancouver_Island/Ogden_Breakwater   (1361 words)

  
 City of Victoria - Fort Victoria Brick Project Name List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
He was also the president of the Victoria Sealing Co. and served as M.L.A. for the Victoria region, as an alderman for the Victoria City Council and for the School Board.
Madge Hamilton was born in Victoria in 1894.
Martha Douglas was born in Victoria in 1954, the daughter of Sir James Douglas.
www.victoria.ca /archives/archives_refbrk_ha.shtml   (707 words)

  
 Freedive Canada - Dive Site Review of Ogden Point Breakwater, Victoria, British Columbia
The open pacific is not far away so the breakwater gets lots of the cold, nutrient-rich water that passes through the Strait of Juan de Fuca on every incoming tide.
The breakwater supports a huge variety of life, including lingcod, wolfeels, octopus, gooseneck barnacles, abalone, lined chitons and a variety of large anemones.
During most of the year, the breakwater is fringed with a lush forest of bull kelp.
www.freedivecanada.com /rec/sites/vic_ogdenpt.html   (345 words)

  
 The Warrnambool Breakwater Victoria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The talk will examine the 315 metre long Breakwater Pier at Warrnambool, complete with its broad gauge railway line, that was built to the design of the eminent 19th century British engineer of ports and harbours, Sir John Coode.
When completed in 1890 it was one of Victoria's most substantial structures.
Richard Honess is a mechanical engineer who has spent most of his working life at Caterpillar of Australia Ltd. His family come from Warrnambool, and hence his interest in the Breakwater.
home.vicnet.net.au /~engherit/05_warrnambool.htm   (173 words)

  
 Victoria vacation rental Vancouver Island rentals in BC
Downtown Victoria is a 25 minute drive away with the town of Sidney just a short 5 minute drive.
The suite is immersed in the natural beauty of Vancouver Island but located on Victorias waterfront only three kilometers less than two miles from the vibrant and dynamic arts and culture scene of Victorias central core.
Victoria View is a luxury 2 bedroom condo featuring spectacular views over the city of snowcapped mountains in Washington to the Inner Harbour.
www.pvg.ca /victoria/victoria.ihtml   (3238 words)

  
 Victoria, BC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Victoria, BC The breakwater protects the Port of Victoria from heavy waves.
The breakwater has no railing, but it is wide enough to provide a safe walk all the way out to the lighthouse on the end.
These Orcas are the gatekeepers to the entrance to the breakwater.
www.retiredtractors.com /Victoria/Breakwater1.html   (123 words)

  
 Victoria Vacation Rentals Apartment Rentals Furnished Suites | WestCoastRetreats.com
Our featured Victoria Vacation Rentals are provided exclusively by Platinum Vacation Group, a registered travel agent in British Columbia, offering reservation security to our guests and homeowners.
The property is just a 25 minute drive from downtown Victoria and is close to many great beach areas on the West Shore.
This incredible two bedroom, two bathroom Victoria condominium has panoramic views of the Olympic mountains and a gatekeepers view of the Victoria Harbour entrance.
www.westcoastretreats.com /victoria/vacation-rentals   (480 words)

  
 The Art of Michaele Freeman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This is a watercolour painting of "Ogden Point Breakwater" in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.
The Breakwater was built in 1916 and is 800 metres long.
Locals and tourists alike enjoy this beautiful walkway, sighting many types of wildlife such as otter, seagulls, oyster catchers, starfish, seals, sea lions, fishballs of mackerel, etc. Scuba divers enjoy the underwaterscape around the Breakwater, and anglers try their luck at fishing for a fresh catch for dinner.
www3.telus.net /The_Art_of_Michaele_Freeman/gallery/XBreakwater.htm   (101 words)

  
 Breakwater, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Breakwater is a residential and industrial suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located on the Barwon River, 4 km south-south-east of the Geelong central business district.
Breakwater is also home to the Geelong Racing Club and the Geelong Showgrounds.
The name Breakwater originated from a rock ford constructed across the Barwon River by Geelong's first Police magistrate, Captain Foster Fyans, in 1837.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Breakwater,_Victoria   (189 words)

  
 Conference Facilities - Breakwater Lodge Cape Town South Africa,lodges, Cape Town Accommodation, Tours, Car Hire
From its Portswood Ridge vantage point, the Breakwater Hotel commands a bird’s eye view of the restored harbour, and forms part of the Breakwater Campus of the University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business.
The function venues are technologically advanced and equipped with modern state of the art audio-visual equipment, to facilitate virtually any type of conference or function.
The attraction of The Breakwater Lodge as a conferencing facility has been enhanced by the proximity to the VandA Waterfront, the prestigious association with UCT's Graduate School of Business, and the economic pricing of room hire and catering at the myriad of venues.
www.breakwaterlodge.za.net /confer.html   (631 words)

  
 Ogden Point - Diver Magazine August 2001
The breakwater is a 3/4 kilometre long barrier of stone blocks, built to protect Victoria's harbour from storms.
These plaques are scratched and covered with marine growth and are almost impossible to read, so here's a basic guide to the life found at various points along the breakwater.
Located between flags four and five, it is the second of two bends in the breakwater.
divermag.com /archives/august2001/ogden-aug01.html   (909 words)

  
 Plymouth Breakwater
The Breakwater is under the custodianship of the Ministry of Defence, and over the last few years the inside of the Breakwater has been changed by the MOD placing large boulders close in to the Breakwater itself to preserve it`s structure during severe winter storms.
13 at the time graces the photos of the eastern Breakwater, as he does at the Pyramid like base construction of the survival cage.the large whiteish house, a little to the left of the cage on the shore, was Joseph Waidbeye`s shore base during the Breakwater`s construction.
About the end 1960`s to start 1970`s the breakwater jetty was removed, here we see it being dismantled and a barge is grounded on the Breakwater to remove waste.
web.ukonline.co.uk /stephen.johnson/sound   (1520 words)

  
 Breakwater Lodge: Cape Town hotel accommodation at the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town South Africa
Breakwater Lodge: Cape Town hotel accommodation at the VandA Waterfront, Cape Town South Africa
Breakwater Lodge is in the heart of Cape Town's busy Waterfront, within easy distance of the central business district.
Breakwater Lodge is owned by UCT's Graduate School of Business and their executive courses are conducted at Breakwater.
www.capestay.co.za /breakwaterlodge   (389 words)

  
 Breakwater by Kate Duignan, published by Victoria University Press, a first novel, reviews and recommendations for ...
"It's a novel full of detail, redolent of experience or at least particularly diligent research.." ".....But while Breakwater is highly readable, the fact it is a debut novel meant at times I irritatingly imagined the voice of a teacher, urging along useful tricks and tropes to ensure the reader stays interested....
I don't agree with Duignan's premise that the problems that besiege youth are directly attributable to their parents.
And I found some of her pop-psychology a bit cliched"..."Youth -angst notwithstanding, Breakwater is not a bad read.
www.book-club.co.nz /books/7breakwater.htm   (679 words)

  
 Victoria Vacation Rentals Victoria BC Vacation Homes Condo Rentals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Victoria, British Columbia, rests on the southern tip of Vancouver Island on the west coast of Canada.
Referred to as the 'Garden City', Victoria, BC is always in bloom.
Located in Victoria's prestigious Inner Harbour, this breathtaking luxurious condo is filled with art, and beautiful furnishings.
www.platinumvacationgroup.com /victoria.ihtml   (3544 words)

  
 Victoria Diving
The Breakwater is probably the most popular divesite near Victoria due to the ease of access, variety of life, and the shelter from waves and current.
If you have a wagon, dive-sherpa, or other means of transporting your gear out along the 1km length of the breakwater, entering at the end of the breakwater, especially on a flooding tide, and diving the length of the breakwater is a great dive.
Along the length of the breakwater there are 5 plaques at the base of the rocks, describing (after you scrape the algae off) the local fauna, and giving a bearing to the next plaque.
www.klw-web.com /scuba/victoria.htm   (6404 words)

  
 Ogden Point Breakwater   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Breakwater is marked by underwater plaques describing the natural environment and are used as reference points for local divers.
Numbers 1 to 3 are the closer and more popular areas, starting at a depth of 20' at number 1 and dropping to 60' at number three and beyond.
Beyond marker number 3 is the more remote and less accessed part of the Breakwater, and because of the distance out, can be more hazardous current-wise, but many local divers swear that the further out you go, the better the dive.
pacificcoast.net /~cjfox/ogden.htm   (232 words)

  
 The official site for Breakwater Eagles Football Club (Geelong, Victoria, AUSTRALIA)
All involved with Breakwater Eagles Football Club were shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden and early passing of Shem Abock last week.
Shem was a quiet, dignified, and admirable man who had been a friend and teammate of many current BEFC staff when he played with Brintons Soccer Club during the late 80s and early 90s.
Two Breakwater Eagles juniors were also accorded special mentions at the recent awards ceremony...
www.breakwatereagles.org   (508 words)

  
 Victoria & Alfred Hotel
Framed by the ocean and Table Mountain, the elegance and luxury of the Victoria and Alfred Hotel is rivaled only by its relaxed atmosphere and warm personal service.
Built in 1904 as the North Quay Warehouse and converted in 1990 to a luxury hotel, it is named in honor of the Queen of England and her son who visited the Cape in 1870, when Prince Alfred officially opened the Breakwater basin, today's Victoria and Alfred Waterfront.
The Victoria and Alfred Hotel is proud to announce the completion of our additional 26 luxurious guest rooms as well as the refurbishment of the entire hotel.
www.pacificdelighttours.com /Africa_Factsheet/Victoria_Alfred.htm   (310 words)

  
 Polar Pacific at Victoria - Sunny Condo and Villa Accommodations
Whether it is a condo, apartment, townhome, or vacation rental in Victoria or Polar Pacific, we have the vacation rental that is perfect for you.
Located in the trendy Songhees area of Victoria, you have easy access to the downtown core and with the Watertaxi, you may want to go across the Harbor for Seafood and Drinks.
Located in the James Bay neighborhood - one block from the inner harbour, and a ten minute walk to Victoria's breakwater.
www.ownerdirect.com /complex/victoria/polarpacific/1649.htm   (242 words)

  
 Scuba Diving on Vancouver Island at Victoria's Breakwater & Nanaimo's HMCS Saskatchewan and River Rafting the Skykomish
Scuba Diving on Vancouver Island at Victoria's Breakwater & Nanaimo's HMCS Saskatchewan and River Rafting the Skykomish
The square stones of the breakwater are neatly stacked, step style in four foot levels that rise thirty fee above sea level and continue forty or fifty feet below the surface.
Peering close at the surface and crevices of the breakwater's stones and kelp footings, I observed numerous varieties of sculpins, nudibranchs, crabs, scallops and juvenile fish.
www.oceanphotos.com /bc.htm   (1162 words)

  
 Welcome to the Breakwater Lodge Cape Town South Africa - Accommodation, Hotel Specials, Tours
Just a minute away from restaurants, pubs, theatres and shops, the Breakwater Lodge is perfectly positioned in the heart of Cape Town's Waterfront development.
So whether you're in Cape Town for business reasons or for a leisurely and relaxing holiday, the Breakwater Lodge is the place to stay.
The Breakwater Lodge, Portswood Road, Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa.
www.breakwaterlodge.za.net   (240 words)

  
 Cape Town magazine : :   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The original Breakwater prison was established in 1859 to house the long term male convicts that were destined to work on the construction of the breakwater in Table Bay.
The Breakwater Prison was the first prison to effect racial segregation due to the increase of “white” IDB(Illegal Diamond Buying) offenders.
As a result of a work strike in 1885, when the fl and white convicts held meetings in the yard together, the prison authorities became more convinced that the interracial contact was the worst form of trouble causing amongst the criminals.
www.capetownmagazine.com /accommodation/Breakwater-Lodge~12-history   (1185 words)

  
 The Oblate 48:4b (September-December 2004). Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, Minn.
Holy Transfiguration Monastery is a center of renewal in Breakwater, a working-class neighborhood of Geelong, a city of 200,000 on the west of Port Phillip Bay, in the state of Victoria in Australia.
The Breakwater community attracts members from many denominations, including the Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, and Uniting churches of Australia.
Among its advisors are representatives of other monasteries in Australia, including the Benedictine Abbey of St. Mark in Camperdown, and the Cistercian Tarrawarra Abbey in the Yarra River valley.
www.osb.org /oblate/48/index04b.html   (1560 words)

  
 Victoria and Alfred Waterfront - Cape Town, South Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The original Breakwater Prison was constructed in 1860 to house the convicts working on the breakwater.
A dramatic reminder of the punitive penal attitudes prevalent in the 1890's is the remains of a treadmill visible alongside the former prison building, now housing the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business and the Breakwater Lodge.
Floating exhibits in the Victoria and Alfred Basins include the SAS Somerset - a retired Naval Defence Boom Vessel and the Alwyn Vintcent - a coal-fired steam tug.
cybercapetown.com /CapeBigSix/waterfront.php   (1200 words)

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