Which of the following is not correctly matched? |
Tripoli: Tanker Port Abadan: Refinery Port Maracaibo: Tanker port Honolulu: Entrepot |
Honolulu: Entrepot |
The correct answer is Option 4: Honolulu: Entrepot Honolulu: is a port of call and not Entrepot. NCERT: "Oil Ports: These ports deal in the processing and shipping of oil. Some of these are tanker ports and some are refinery ports. Maracaibo in Venezuela, Esskhira in Tunisia, Tripoli in Lebanon are tanker ports. Abadan on the Gulf of Persia is a refinery port. Entrepot Ports: These are collection centres where the goods are brought from different countries for export. Singapore is an entrepot for Asia. Rotterdam for Europe, and Copenhagen for the Baltic region." |