Port Purvis

Port Purvis

Port Purvis can refer to two s for ships.

One anchorage is in the Florida Islands, a set of islands part of the Solomon Islands [http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/solomon_islands/map/m2207504/port_purvis.html] . It lies approximately at [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=-9.15,+160.25+(Port+Purvis,+Solomon+Islands)&spn=1.249369,2.296143&iwloc=A&hl=en latitude -9° 9' 0.00", longitude +160° 15' 0.00"] .

Another anchorage is near Pebble Island, West Falkland in the Falkland Islands.

References

* [http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/solomon_islands/map/m2207504/port_purvis.html Port Purvis - Travel Journals]
* [http://www.newportparish.org.uk/thesis/Grasslands%20and%20sheep%20farming.doc Reference to Port Purvis in the Falkland Islands]

External links

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=-9.15,+160.25+(Port+Purvis,+Solomon+Islands)&spn=1.249369,2.296143&iwloc=A&hl=en Google Maps - Port Purvis]


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