[Definition] The term port, as used here, is meant to convey the characteristic of the place. Silvab (1813, p. 475) defines a port as a “suitable place on the edge of the sea or river that provides passage to land and can receive ships and shelter them from storms.” In this way, for the present port, the presence of port structures, such as a pier, quay, or wharf, is not mandatory. [Source of the definition] SILVA, António de Morais. Diccionario Da Lingua Portugueza: Tomo II – F-Z. Lisbon: Typographia Lacerdina. 1813. 872 pp. Available at . Accessed on: Oct. 21, 2017.