Explore Hamburg, Germany

The Elbe River may be inland, but it empties into the North Sea 60 miles away and it's wide and deep enough to handle huge container ships, cruise liners, and even the Queen Mary 2. Here, the Queen Mary 2 leaves the port of Hamburg in 2004.
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The Elbe River may be inland, but it empties into the North Sea 60 miles away and it's wide and deep enough to handle huge container ships, cruise liners, and even the Queen Mary 2. Here, the Queen Mary 2 leaves the port of Hamburg in 2004.