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

Gulf of Mexico
East of central America. Mississippi river drains.
Atlantic ocean


Gulf of Campeche
East of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic ocean
Gulf of Darien
Between panama city and south America.
Caribbean sea. Atlantic ocean
Caribbean sea
East of central America, known for hurricane generation.
Atlantic ocean
Gulf of panama
Between central America and south America.
Pacific ocean
Gulf of California
Between lower California and western México. Colorado river drains.
Pacific ocean
Gulf of Alaska
South of Alaska.
Pacific ocean

Bering sea
West of Alaska. Between north America and Asia.

Pacific ocean.
Ellesmere island, queen Elizabeth islands, parry islands, banks island, Vitoria island (third largest island of the arctic ocean).

North of Canada
Arctic ocean
Baffin island (second largest island of the arctic Ocean)
Representative example of ice cap, a type of continental glacier, many serrated granitic ridges.

Arctic ocean
Southampton island,
Coats island,
Marcel island,
Ottawa island,
Belcher island.

North to south in Hudson bay

Anticosti island
Gulf of st. Lawrence.
Atlantic oceans

Cape Breton island
Novasctia Atlantic ocean
Atlantic ocean

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
·         Located in the northern most part of Alaska.
·         Representative climatic station of arctic tundra.
 IMPORTANT SEAS, BAYS AND GULFS


NAME
LOCATION AND RELATED INFORMATION
PART OF OCEAN


beau fort sea
North of Canada.
Arctic ocean

Fulf of boothia
Between boothia peninsula and Baffin island, north of Canada.
Arctic ocean


Baffin bay
Between Greenland and Baffin island.
Atlantic ocean


Hudson bay
North of Canada.