Environments

Cowes, Isle of Wight	The Solent area England The Solent is a stretch of sea separating the Isle of Wight from the mainland of Britain. It is a great place for yachting. It is sheltered by the Isle of Wight and has a very complex tidal pattern. The ports of Southampton and Portsmouth lay on its shores. Spithead, an area off Gilkicker Point near Gosport, is well known as the place where the monarch reviews the Royal Navy. This stretch of water is amongst the most expensive waters in the world to cross by ferry.	Details: Latitude: 50°52'51.07"N Longitude: 1°23'15.41"W Google Earth location

Vieux Port (Old Harbour)	Marseille, France The port of Marseille has historically been the port of the French Empire, linking the North African colonies of Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia with the French mainland. Today, the port stills plays an important role in Marseille, serving as both a commercial container port as well as a transport port for the Mediterranean sea. While the modern day port activities take place along the coast at the New Port, the Belgian Quay in the Old Port is used for the daily fish market, where the daily catch plays center stage in Marseille’s culinary traditions.	Details: Latitude: 43°17'37.53"NN Longitude: 5°21'56.94"E Google Earth location

Golden Gate Bridge	San Fransisco, USA San Francisco Bay is a shallow estuary through which water flowing from the Sierra Nevada mountains through the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers enters the Pacific Ocean. San Francisco Bay is located in the US state of California. The bay is surrounded by the region known as the San Francisco Bay Area, dominated by the cities of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose.	Details: Latitude: 37°48'59.41"N Longitude: 122°28'42.02"W Google Earth location

Statue of Liberty	New York, USA New York Harbour is a geographic term that refers to the bays and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson and bordering rivers near New York City. In a narrower sense, the term is sometimes taken to refer specifically to Upper New York Bay.	Details: Latitude: 40°41'21.84"N Longitude: 74° 2'40.87"W Google Earth location

Hamburg Drydocks	Hamburg, Germany The Hamburg Harbour is a deep water port located on the river Elbe in Hamburg, Germany. Hamburg Harbour handled 7 million containers in 2004, making it the largest sea-harbour in Germany, the second largest in Europe and ninth largest worldwide.	Details: Latitude: 53°32'31.72"N Longitude: 9°57'14.63"E Google Earth location

Erasmus bridge	Rotterdam, Netherlands The Port of Rotterdam is the largest port in Europe. With large oil refineries located west of the city, the petrochemical industry is an important part of the port’s activities.	Details: Latitude: 51°54'34.22"N Longitude: 4°29'7.14"E Google Earth location

Phi Phi Mu	Phi Phi Islands, Thailand The Phi Phi Islands are located in Thailand. Ko Phi Phi Don is the largest island of the group and is the only island with permanent inhabitants. A short boat trip away lies the second largest island, Ko Phi Phi Lee.	Details: Latitude: 7°44'17.57"N Longitude: 98°46'9.67"E Google Earth location

Cornwall coastline	Padstow (Cornwall) Padstow is a charming fishing town and port on the north coast of Cornwall, England. It is located about a half mile inland of open sea thus it is well sheltered in the mouth of the camel estuary. Padstow has many beautiful coves and bays that can be visited with ease. The Padstow environment is included in the New Horizons add-on	Details: Latitude: 50°32'19.25"N Longitude: 4°56'28.42"W Google Earth location

North Sea - Eirik Raude	Open sea and oceans Ship Simulator 2008 includes several open sea environments. From the North Sea with its Oil rigs to the Pacific Ocean, World's largest body of water. There are seven open sea environments included in Ship Simulator 2008.