Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Bassas da India


Related Topics

In the News (Sun 23 Nov 08)

  
  Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean (French: Îles Éparses or Îles éparses de l'océan indien) are five islands of the Indian Ocean with no permanent population, Bassas da India, Europa, Juan de Nova, Glorioso, and Tromelin.
Bassas da India (French: Île Bassas da India or Bassas da India), located at 21°30′ S 39°50′ E, form an uninhabited group of Indian Ocean islands off the southern coast of Africa in the southern Mozambique Channel, about half-way between Madagascar and Mozambique.
Juan de Nova Island (French: locally Île Juan de Nova or officially Île Juan da Nova) is a 4.4 km² low, flat, tropical island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-third of the way between Madagascar and Mozambique at 17°03′ S 42°45′ E.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bassas_da_India   (907 words)

  
 Bassas da India - Wikipedia
Le Bassas da India, situate a 21°30′ S 39°50′ E, sono un gruppo di isole disabitate dell'Oceano Indiano, poste al largo della costa sud dell'Africa, nella parte meridionale del Canale del Mozambico, a circa metà strada tra Madagascar e Mozambico.
Dal 1897 sono un possedimento della Francia e sono amministrate da un alto commissario della Repubblica Francese, residente a La Réunion, dal 1968.
Le isole sono parte di un atollo ed emergono da un reef circolare che siede in cima a un vulcano sommerso, da lungo estinto.
it.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bassas_da_India   (151 words)

  
 Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Ile Europa and Bassas da India xeric scrub (AT1308)
Bassas da India, potentially still in the process of formation, barely qualifies as an island because only a tiny portion of it remains above the surface of the ocean at high tide.
While Bassas da India is of scientific and biogeographical interest due to its relatively undisturbed reef system, the limited area of permanently dry land is not sufficient to support significant terrestrial life.
Bassas da India and Europa Island are atolls in the Mozambique Channel.
www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at1308_full.html   (1949 words)

  
 Diving with sharks at Bassas da India
Bassas da India - "Sharks!" came the cry.
Aldabra, Everest and Bassas da India were at the top of my list, so when a place on a yacht bound for Bassas came up I leapt at the chance, the promise of a 40-hour sail each way and seriously extreme diving both exhilarating me and filling me with trepidation.
Bassas, as we were now affectionately calling this remote, shark-infested and treacherous outcrop, is a submerged volcanic atoll that lies 240 nautical miles due east of the Bazaruto Archipelago: a seamount which rises 3 000m from the Indian Ocean seabed in the middle of the Mozambique Channel.
www.diver.net /bbs/posts001/55721.shtml   (1814 words)

  
 Bassas da India Definition / Bassas da India Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bassas da India is a French possesion since 1897.
Bassas da India is a volcanic rock, "2.
Bassas da India is a coral atoll situated in the Mozambique Channel midway between Beira and Madagascar.
www.elresearch.com /Bassas_da_India   (149 words)

  
 1000Countries.com: Bassas da India III: bassas da india, BASSAS DA INDIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bassas da India (possession of France administered from Reunion) The flag of France is used.
Bassas da India is located in Southern Africa and consists of islands in the southern Mozambique Channel...
Bassas da India Country Guide - weather climate vegetation and landscape maps for filmmakers planning film location shoot -...
www.1000countries.com /countries_of_the_world/bassas_da_india_3.html   (1513 words)

  
 1000Countries.com: Bassas da India II: bassas da india, BASSAS DA INDIA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bassas Da India is a reef and does not have any permanent accomodation...
Bassas Da India romance [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ romance chat and web cams ] [ FAQ ] I am a woman looking for a man man looking for a woman man looking for a man woman looking for a woman...
Bassas da India is formed by a circular coral reef that sits atop...
www.1000countries.com /countries_of_the_world/bassas_da_india_2.html   (2289 words)

  
 Dive tours to Bassas da India, Mozambique
One of the pleasant aspects of diving Bassas da India is that you can complete your deep wall dives in shallower water, returning to explore coral outcrops spread across a sandy bottom in around 9m of water.
Bassas da India is a difficult dive location to get to and must be one of the Indian Ocean’s wildest and most beautiful dive sites.
The great sunken volcano, encrusted with corals and wrecks of numerous ships, is a pristine haven for marine life.
www.scubadiving.co.za /bassas.htm   (542 words)

  
 Wild & Blu Travel | Bassas da India & Mozambique   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Situated in the Mozambique channel at 23°S and 39°E is the tiny coral atoll of Bassas da India.
Divers will also be interviewed by the dive master prior to diving and will be required to sign a liability waiver, indemnifying both company and crew against any liability in the event of an accident.
It should be noted that Wild and Blu Travel carries no medical evacuation cover in the event of a diving accident and guests are advised to have current DAN insurance for this purpose.
www.wildandblu.com /html/mozambique.htm   (1025 words)

  
 Phrasebase™ - Bassas Da India Facts and Information, Bassas Da India Statistics, Bassas Da India Facts, Bassas Da ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bassas Da India Background: This atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide.
Bassas Da India Head of State: NA Bassas Da India Government Type: possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Natural Hazards in Bassas Da India: maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones
www.phrasebase.com /countries/Bassas%20Da%20India.html   (662 words)

  
 COCONUT PLACES: Bassas da India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Here is the 1995 World Factbook page on Bassas Da India.
According to this page, the Bassas da India is a volcanic rock, "2.4 meters high", often submerged due to heavy surf.
That doesn't stop the good people at TRAVEL WORLD, who offer their page on "Things to do in Bassas da India".
www.coconut.com /places/bassas.html   (53 words)

  
 Government Of Bassas da India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
If you would like to use this flag of Bassas da India or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
If you would like to use this map of Bassas da India or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
If you would like to use this information for Bassas da India or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
www.appliedlanguage.com /country_guides/bassas_da_india_country_government.shtml   (192 words)

  
 Information on Bassas da India
Ile Europa and Bassas da India - information on the ecology of this region
Adventures under Sail - Fourteen year old Hans Klaar discovered the wreck of the Santiago, a Portuguese galleon laden with a fortune in gold and silver, on the Bassas da India reef
We are constantly trying to improve the list of links to information on the Web about Bassas da India.
www.connectedglobe.com /millennium/bs.html   (274 words)

  
 Phrasebase - Bassas Da India Facts And Information
Bassas Da India All - Show all facts and details about Bassas Da India.
Bassas Da India Forum - Phrasebase member Forum on Bassas Da India.
Bassas Da India Topics - Phrasebase member topics involving Bassas Da India.
www.phrasebase.com /countries/index.php?cat=230   (191 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - Bassas da India
Bassas da India is an extremely small island between Madagascar and the African continent.
It is a ring of rock that rises above the water when the tide is down and is submerged when the tide goes up.
Bassas da India is currently disputed by Tharn.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A849837   (148 words)

  
 Bassas Da India Investment Brokers.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bassas Da India Investment Brokers, - The wind power industry is the worlds fastest growing energy provider and that sounds like a great place to invest your extra cash!
In some cases, Bassas Da India Investment Brokers - the most convenient way for Americans to support wind power development is by participating in green power programs.
Bassas Da India Investment Brokers - To start, identify publicly owned companies with wind energy interests.
www.windgeneratedpower.com /newsgroups/messages/363.html   (734 words)

  
 Bassas da India - Facts about Bassas da India including map and flag images
Bassas da India - Facts about Bassas da India including map and flag images
Bassas da India - History,Geography and Economic information
This atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide.
www.world-atlas.net /Bassas_da_India   (196 words)

  
 da india   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Informazioni gratis su da india, scopri tutto su da india doc
Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, The, Bahrain, Baker Island, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bassas da India, Belarus, Belgium...
Flag of Bassas da India · Map of Bassas da India.
primi-su-google.nuz.it /da-india.htm   (288 words)

  
 Bassas Da India Investors Wanted.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Bassas Da India Investors Wanted, - The wind power industry is the worlds fastest growing energy provider and that sounds like a great place to invest your extra cash!
In some cases, Bassas Da India Investors Wanted - the most convenient way for Americans to support wind power development is by participating in green power programs.
Bassas Da India Investors Wanted - To start, identify publicly owned companies with wind energy interests.
www.eastcoastwind.com /newsgroups/messages/124.html   (382 words)

  
 > Bassas da India abcworld.net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Need more information on bassas da india, sit back and let us find it!
Read about bassas da india in the free online encyclopedia and dictionary.
Find bassas da india and more at Lycos Search.
www.abcworld.net /Bassas_da_India.html   (1088 words)

  
 Bassas da India. All informations Bassas da India. Guide bassas-da-india.
Map, photos, informations Bassas da India and many website.
You can go in every cities in Bassas da India.
Geography note : the islands emerge from a circular reef that sits atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano.
www.athaia.com /bassas-da-india   (194 words)

  
 Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Ile Europa and Bassas da India xeric scrub (AT1308)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
During high tides much of this ecoregion goes underwater as the sea washes over parts of these low lying islands.
Ile Europa is about one-sixth the size of Washington, D.C., and Bassas da India is only about one-third the size of the famous Mall in the nation’s capital.
Ile Europa has elevations as high as 78 feet (24 m), but Bassas da India has hardly any elevation at all and is sometimes flooded during extremely high tides.
www.nationalgeographic.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/at/at1308.html   (491 words)

  
 Bassas da India TAXI
There are no taxis on Bassas da India
These are the taxi service numbers for Bassas da India.
That's why our website is here to assist not only the general public but especially trip organizers, travel agents and other professionals related to the tourism sector.
www.infotaxi.org /city-1895.htm   (320 words)

  
 Bassas da India TAXI
We have the numbers for taxi services in Bassas da India for the following towns.
If you know of other services elsewhere in the country please contribute this information.
In the future we shall also provide Bassas da India flights, Bassas da India travel and Bassas da India hotel data as well as other relevant local information.
www.infotaxi.org /country-263.htm   (79 words)

  
 Background | Bassas da India's Background | Bassas da Indias Background
TravelBlog » World Facts » Bassas da India
Background: This atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide.
A French possession since 1897, it was placed under the administration of a commissioner residing in Reunion in 1968.
www.travelblog.org /World/bs-info.html   (122 words)

  
 Bassas Da India, Asia - Viovio! Travel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Viovio Trip Planner allows you to document past travels and create future itineraries.
Do you know more about Bassas Da India??
Contribute your knowledge and become a vital part of the Viovio community.
www.viovio.com /Earth/Asia/Bassas_Da_India   (243 words)

  
 Bassas Da India - Africa Dive Tours - Dive Discovery Africa
Bassas Da India - Africa Dive Tours - Dive Discovery Africa
Bassas Da India is a tiny coral atoll situated in the Mozambique channel about 50 miles to the north of Europa Islands and is likewise a French possession.
The Ocean Explorer 1 will operate out of Vilanculos in Mozambique with an approximate sailing time of 24 30 hours to Bassas da India to approach the Bas in daylight.
www.divediscovery.com /africa/africadivetours12.shtml   (550 words)

  
 3W Jobs Bassas da India > Jobs in Tema India Ltd., Bombay, Bassas da India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Site Map [A-Z]: All 3W Jobs Bassas da India one click away (mouse over)
Respected Indian Company in the business of design and manufacture of process equipment mainly Heat Exchangers and Reactors.
Engineers with less (less than 5 years) experience can also be considered for lower positions.
bassasdei.3wjobs.com /cddb.html   (190 words)

  
 GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Africa - Bassas da India - Government Facts and Figures
GeographyIQ - World Atlas - Africa - Bassas da India - Government Facts and Figures
World > Africa > Bassas da India > Government (Facts)
For comments and feedback, write to us at info@GeographyIQ.com.
www.geographyiq.com /countries/bs/Bassas_da_India_government.htm   (64 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.