ALASKA
Area: 15, 30, 700 sq. km., rank:1
Capital: Juneau
Largest state in the U.S.A.
Melaspina glacier an example of
piedmont glacier is located here prude bay: it has reserves of both oil and
gas.
BARROW POINT
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Located in the northern most part of Alaska.
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Representative climatic station of arctic
tundra.
IMPORTANT
SEAS, BAYS AND GULFS
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NAME
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LOCATION AND RELATED INFORMATION
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PART OF OCEAN
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beau fort sea
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North of Canada.
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Arctic ocean
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Fulf of boothia
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Between boothia peninsula and Baffin island, north of Canada.
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Arctic ocean
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Baffin bay
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Between Greenland and Baffin island.
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Atlantic ocean
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Hudson bay
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North of Canada.
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Atlantic ocean
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James bay
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North of Canada.
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Atlantic ocean
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Labrador sea
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East of Labrador, Canada.
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Atlantic ocean
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Gulf of st. Lawrence
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Northeast of USA. St. Lawrence river drains.
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Atlantic ocean
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Bay of fundy
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Between new Brunswick and nova Scotia. Site of highest tides.
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Atlantic ocean
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Chesapeake bay.
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Between Virginia and Maryland (longest offshore bar in the world).
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Atlantic ocean
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