outports

Isolated coastal settlements

Outports are ports away from a main port or center of trade, especially smaller harbors serving remote communities.

The term appears most commonly in Newfoundland and Labrador, where it refers to coastal fishing settlements outside St.

John's: He grew up in an outport on the northern peninsula.

In computing, outports are output connections on a device or component.

geographic

remote

Distant or controller

fishing villages · harbors · settlements · coves · bays · inlets · maritime · peripheral · Atlantic · Labrador

fishing

cod

Cold-water food fish

  • boatsWater vehicles with hulls
  • wharvesWaterfront loading platforms
  • fishermenThose who catch aquatic creatures

trawlers · nets · catches · dories · salting · drying · livelihood · seasonal · heritage · traditional

cultural

isolation

Complete separation from others

self-reliance · traditions · outmigration · resettlement · heritage · close-knit · hardship · storytelling · accordion · kitchen parties

trade

merchants

Those who conduct commerce

credit · barter · exchange · importing · exporting · goods · commerce · salt · molasses · freight

Opposites
harbor centrality/importance

outportshome port

Ship's official station

entrepôt

geographic position relative to main settlement

outportscapital city

Primary governmental center

metropolis

Family

outport

Familiarity
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