Port of Almeria area. The VTS is fitted with radar on top of the tower. Several shipping companies offer frequent connections with North Africa Port of Almeria The Port of Almeria is a busy ferry-port in Almeria, Spain. The port is located in the center of the city, and serves primarily as a ferry terminal. Crossings to destinations in North Africa take approximately 6 hours (normal ferry to Nador or Melilla). This is a much longer (and more expensive) crossing than the short crossings from Algeciras to Tangier, but it is more convenient for people traveling to the Rif area or Algeria. Almeria
Winter of 1990–91 in Western Europe parts of the United Kingdom, although heavy snow was also reported across much of Western Europe. In the United Kingdom snow began to fall over the Midlands, Wales and the Pennines on the night of 7–8 December 1990 and continued for much of the following day. The rate of snowfall was quite heavy, around an hour, and as a result many areas were covered within half an hour of the snow starting to fall. Coupled with this were high winds which reached gale force in many areas leading to blizzard conditions. Many parts of the Midlands reported at least of