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Ship watching

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Ship watching using a telescope.
Ship watching using a telescope.
Watching ships that pass through the Uraga Channel, at Kannonzaki Park, Yokosuka, Japan

Ship watching or ship spotting is a form of outdoor activity and tourism that is carried out worldwide by observing and photograph various ships in the waterways where there is a lot of ship traffic.[1]

In the United States, for example, ship watching is practiced in Two Harbors, Minnesota, over Lake Superior,[2] while in Japan, it is done on the ships that pass through the Uraga Channel at Kannonzaki Park, Kanagawa, Japan.[3] In China, as many ships go up and down the Changjiang, River Bank Parks (Chinese: 江滩公园) in Hankou and in Wuchang, in the city of Wuhan, are good places to enjoy ship watching.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ A Beginner's Guide to Ship Watching on the Great Lakes: What to Look for, Ship-watching Destinations, Ports, Whistles and More, by Brett Ortler ISBN 978-1591935278
  2. ^ Ship Watching: COME WATCH THE SHIPS OF LAKE SUPERIOR FROM OUR BEAUTIFUL TWO HARBORS SHORES! (Lake County Chamber)
  3. ^ Yokosuka Eco-tour "Ship Watching over the Uraga Channel (Yokosuka City) (in Japanese)
  4. ^ Morning on the Changjiang (ANA) (in Japanese)
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