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Gulf of Mexico
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East of central America. Mississippi river drains.
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Atlantic ocean
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Gulf of Campeche
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East of Mexico
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Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic ocean
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Gulf of Darien
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Between panama city and south America.
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Caribbean sea. Atlantic ocean
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Caribbean sea
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East of central America, known for hurricane generation.
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Atlantic ocean
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Gulf of panama
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Between central America and south America.
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Pacific ocean
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Gulf of California
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Between lower California and western México. Colorado river drains.
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Pacific ocean
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Gulf of Alaska
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South of Alaska.
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Pacific ocean
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Bering sea
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West of Alaska. Between north America and Asia.
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Pacific ocean.
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Ellesmere island, queen Elizabeth islands, parry islands, banks
island, Vitoria island (third largest island of the arctic ocean).
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North of Canada
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Arctic ocean
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Baffin island (second largest island of the arctic Ocean)
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Representative example of ice cap, a type of continental glacier,
many serrated granitic ridges.
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Arctic ocean
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Southampton island,
Coats island,
Marcel island,
Ottawa island,
Belcher island.
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North to south in Hudson bay
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Anticosti island
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Gulf of st. Lawrence.
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Atlantic oceans
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Cape Breton island
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Novasctia Atlantic ocean
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Atlantic ocean
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Showing posts with label BAYS AND GULFS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BAYS AND GULFS. Show all posts
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
IMPORTANT SEAS,BAYS AND GULFS
NORTH AMERICA ALASKA
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.
·
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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