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  South China Sea - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The sea and its mostly uninhabited islands are subject to several competing claims of sovereignty by neighboring nations.
The International Hydrographic Organization defines the sea as stretching in a southwest to northeast direction, whose southern border is 3 degrees South latitude between South Sumatra and Kalimantan (Karimata Strait), and whose northern border is the Strait of Taiwan from the northern tip of Taiwan to the Fujian coast of mainland China.
It is the second most used sea lane in the world, while in terms of world annual merchant fleet tonnage, over 50% passes through the Straits of Malacca, the Sunda Strait, and the Lombok Strait.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/South_China_Sea   (1159 words)

  
 Sea lane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A sea lane is regularly used route for ocean-going vessels.
They are very important for trade by sea and as a result were popular places for pirates.
This article related to water transport is a stub.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sea_lanes   (99 words)

  
 Middleton-on-Sea | British History Online
Sea banks had been built by 1570, when the lessee of Middleton farm was required to maintain them; (fn.
31) In 1606 the sea was encroaching 'daily' at several places along the coast in the west, and the process of erosion is indicated by the small size and odd shape of some closes and of a piece of common pasture there at that date.
Medieval occupation of the part of Sea Lane since lost to the sea is indicated by remains of wells found there together with 15th- or early 16th-century pottery perhaps from a kiln site.
www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=22945   (9293 words)

  
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The exercise of the right of archipelagic sea lanes passage in accordance with this Government Regulation in other parts of the Indonesian waters may be conducted after archipelagic sea lanes that may be used for exercising the right of archipelagic sea lanes passage have been established in those other parts.
In the implementation of the right of archipelagic sea lanes passage for traversing the Indonesian territorial sea and archipelagic waters, in accordance with the Convention, Indonesia may determine sea lanes from among those that are customarily used for international shipping as sea lanes that may be used for such archipelagic sea lanes passage.
Paragraph (4) While conducting archipelagic sea lanes passage, foreign warships and military aircraft must refrain from the acts described in this paragraph because such acts are acts that are not directly related to continuous and expeditious transit in the normal mode, which may disturb the peace or order or security of the State.
www.law.unimelb.edu.au /alc/assets/ships_aircraft.doc   (3267 words)

  
 israelinsider: Travel: Lanes and alleyways of life   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The lane is named after a large green carob tree that grows in its center.
The lane is named after the agents of Baron Edmond de Rothschild who managed Jewish settlements in the Land of Israel that received his assistance.
Sea Lane is what I call this imaginary place in the middle of the old port of Jaffa.
web.israelinsider.com /bin/en.jsp?enPage=ArticlePage&enDisplay=view&enDispWhat=object&enDispWho=Article^l1703&enZone=Travel&enVersion=0&   (1122 words)

  
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The Arafura Sea extends approximately from the limit of the Torres Strait westward to the island of Timor.
From looking at the territorial sea and continental shelf boundary agreements between Indonesia and Malaysia, it is obvious that Malaysia employed some system of straight baselines from which to measure the extent of its claimed territorial sea.
The boundary line of the territorial seas of the Republic of Indonesia and the Republic of Singapore in the Strait of Singapore shall be a line, consisting of straight lines drawn between points, the co-ordinates of which are as follows: TABLE C1.T121.
www.dtic.mil /whs/directives/corres/20051m_062305/Indonesia.doc   (3457 words)

  
 Energy Informations
The South China Sea encompasses a portion of the Pacific Ocean stretching roughly from Singapore and the Strait of Malacca in the southwest, to the Strait of Taiwan (between Taiwan and China) in the northeast (see the footnote for a more precise definition).
South China Sea claimants have clashed as they tried to establish outposts on the islands (mostly military) in order to be in conformity with Article 121 in pressing their claims.
The South China Sea region has proven oil reserves estimated at about 7.5 billion barrels (Table 4), and oil production in the region is currently over 1.3 million barrels per day (see Table 5 for comparison to other offshore oil and gas regions).
members.tripod.com /paracels74/energy.htm   (3437 words)

  
 No. 1720: The Silk Sea Lane
But the last leg of the Silk Road was usually a long sea voyage on the Mediterranean -- often as far as Rome.
They could be as long as 180 feet and carry as much as a thousand tons of goods.
The reason is that the coast of Egypt is dangerously rocky, and it's constantly raked by north winds.
www.uh.edu /engines/epi1720.htm   (555 words)

  
 sea lane - Search Results - MSN Encarta
sea route, channel, seaway, shipping lane, corridor, passage
For about the first two centuries after Europeans arrived in India, their activities were restricted to trade and evangelism, their presence...
Lane, Dick (1928-2002), American football player, widely considered the top cornerback of the National Football League’s (NFL) first 50 years....
encarta.msn.com /sea+lane.html   (130 words)

  
 CIRCA Art Magazine - Autumn 2001 - the house on the hill   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Hence, when viewed from the street (and from the eyes of his 'prying' neighbours), 4166 Sea View Lane, looks like a low-lying timber bunker perched on top of a hill, but when viewed from the rear and from the privacy of the garden, the house is almost completely transparent.
Whether 4166 Sea View Lane it is an expensive piece of outdoor public sculpture or a valuable property in a plush residential area, whether it is art or architecture, is not really the point.
Rather than reading 4166 Sea View Lane as a new departure for Pardo's practice, this ambitious project could be seen as a final 'grand gesture', bringing his earlier work in design and architecture to a logical and eventual conclusion.
www.recirca.com /backissues/c97/pardo.shtml   (3293 words)

  
 SEA O2 Sustainable Development - Sustainability Management and Consulting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In some instances, SEA O2 were active in co-ordinating the media information, in other instances, we simply responded to the media activity that had been organised.
SEA O2 wrote and posted a press release for the Townsville State High School Solar Project.
Guy LANE, formerly trading as TAO Environment, presented a series of seminars for Brisbane residents focusing on energy, water, waste in the home.
www.seao2.com /media   (408 words)

  
 Globalization and Maritime Power   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
For example, sea lanes in the eastern Mediterranean, Red Sea, and Indian Ocean were within range of Soviet Backfire bombers based in southern Afghanistan.
In the Caribbean Sea, the fear was that the Soviets, in conjunction with Latin American allies in the region, could present a direct military threat to U.S. shipping routes in the Gulf of Mexico and could interdict key supplies at times of crisis.
With the increased importance of the Caspian Sea oil, the Straits become even more vital, as they provide at the moment the only viable means of transporting the oil to the rest of the world.
www.ndu.edu /inss/books/Books_2002/Globalization_and_Maritime_Power_Dec_02/09_ch08.htm   (10945 words)

  
 Seafarers of Catan Rules   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In other words, a settlement or city must exist at the intersection between the sea land and the road in order for them to be considered connected.
If a shipping lane connects two settlements, it is considered "Closed" and the ships that comprise it may not be moved.
Any other shipping lane is considered "Open" and the end ship may be moved to any location where a ship may be legally built.
users.adelphia.net /~chassler/SeafarersOfCatanRules.html   (606 words)

  
 Online edition of Daily News - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Arrangements regarding access to Jaffna islands for LTTE members to engage in political work and for the LTTE to have sea movements from the Vanni to coastal areas in the East are to be finalised by within the two weeks.
Haukland said matters regarding LTTE sea movements from the LTTE controlled areas in the North to areas in the Eastern coast are expected to be finalised within this week.
The LTTE has requested a possible sea movement from the LTTE held areas in the North to LTTE controlled areas in the East to transport their members in LTTE vessels to visit their family members.
www.dailynews.lk /2002/06/10/new01.html   (459 words)

  
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Where sea lanes are established and controlled, apply the provisions of this section.
Separate a departing aircraft from a preceding departing or arriving aircraft using the same sea lane by ensuring that it does not commence takeoff until:
Due to the absence of braking capability, caution should be exercised when instructing a float plane to hold a position as the aircraft will continue to move because of prop generated thrust.
www.faa.gov /ATpubs/Atc/Chp3/atc0312.html   (385 words)

  
 Sea Lane Vigilantes
The first such ship to be armed was the ss Manchuria of the American Line, which put to sea with her armament in March, 1917.
Not only had they seen several thousand tons of war supplies come safely through the perils of the weather, the sea, and the enemy, but they had cobra through it themselves.
Aside from these things, all that remains of the Armed Guard are the various tasks of physical disposition, the voluminous files in the Navy Department, and a lurking nostalgia in the hearts of those who were a part of it, who helped deliver the goods which won the war.
www.armed-guard.com /item07.html   (2100 words)

  
 Our Resorts, Hilton Head, Lodging, Vacation Rentals, Condos, and Accommodations, ResortQuest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Located on the pristine southern end of Hilton Head Island, Sea Pines is both the largest and most established of the island's vacation destinations.
Sea Pines is skirted by five miles of wide sandy beaches and intersected by salt marshes and winding fresh-water lagoons.
At the southernmost tip of Sea Pines, the South Beach Marina is situated where the Calibogue Sound meets the Atlantic Ocean.
www.resortquest.com /portal/page?_pageid=795,1072737&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&pid=108   (824 words)

  
 Goring-by-Seafront
The centre area of the seafront with tamarisk bushes along the sea wall.
Sea Lane Cafe is at the end of Sea Lane of course.
They are required to manoeuvre in a narrow access lane to the half-mile marker, and then to keep outside the yellow buoys.
www.goring-by-sea.uk.com /seafront.htm   (416 words)

  
 Sea Piracy: Andamans a strategic spot : HindustanTimes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Indian naval exercises with Thailand and Indonesia are aimed in part at ensuring security for a new sea route linking the Indian and Pacific oceans, a top Indian general said.
Both took place near the mouth of the Malacca Strait, the main sea lane between the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea leading to the Pacific.
Although India is not party to any security arrangement for the Malacca Strait, the immediate purpose of the joint patrols is to prevent smuggling, piracy, drug and gun trafficking, poaching and illegal immigration in the region, Singh said.
www.hindustantimes.com /news/181_1505451,0008.htm   (651 words)

  
 Battle in Normandy - Amphibious Operations
These are specified by the scenario creator and act to channel all movement at sea and on beaches by amphibious and naval units.
For instance, on the first landing turn in Battles in Normandy, a sea lane leads from the edge of the map through the sea to the three hexes of Utah beach.
Sea lanes also constrain the movement of naval units.
www.ssg.com.au /Amphib.htm   (688 words)

  
 China builds up strategic sea lanes - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - January 18, 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
China is building up military forces and setting up bases along sea lanes from the Middle East to project its power overseas and protect its oil shipments, according to a previously undisclosed internal report prepared for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
"China is building strategic relationships along the sea lanes from the Middle East to the South China Sea in ways that suggest defensive and offensive positioning to protect China's energy interests, but also to serve broad security objectives," said the report sponsored by the director, Net Assessment, who heads Mr.
The report noted that the vast amount of oil shipments through the sea lanes, along with growing piracy and maritime terrorism, prompted China, as well as India, to build up naval power at "chokepoints" along the sea routes from the Persian Gulf to the South China Sea.
www.washingtontimes.com /functions/print.php?StoryID=20050117-115550-1929r   (1070 words)

  
 Table of contents for Japan's sea lane security, 1940-2004
Table of contents for Japan's sea lane security, 1940-2004 : a matter of life and death / Euan Graham.
Rising sea lane threat perceptions 159 Conclusion 163 CHAPTER FIVE: Sea Lane Defence and Alliance Cooperation: 1977-90 165 Introduction 165 I.
Japan?s post-Cold War sea lane threat perceptions 244 II.
www.loc.gov /catdir/toc/ecip056/2005001984.html   (667 words)

  
 Thick fog stops traffic in Turkey's busy Bosphorous sea lane
The two straits linking the Black Sea and the Mediterranean were "totally shut to sea traffic" as of Thursday at 16:01 pm (1400 GMT) but expected to resume sometime Friday evening, said Recep Canpolat, a spokesman for Turkey's maritime security office (KEGKI).
Some 130 vessels were stuck Friday at the northern, Black Sea entrance to the Bosphorous, while another 70 were waiting the go-ahead at its southern end on the Marmara Sea, the KEGKI spokesman said.
The two sea lanes are the main passageway for Ukrainian and Russian oil tankers and cargo ships traveling from the Black Sea to other points in the world.
www.terradaily.com /2005/050114102125.avcfrmb0.html   (314 words)

  
 Cambridge Dictionaries Online - Cambridge University Press
sea was found in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary at the entries listed below.
be between the devil and the deep blue sea
There are plenty more fish in the sea.
dictionary.cambridge.org /results.asp?dict=B&searchword=sea   (50 words)

  
 "Whale Radar" to be tested in a busy Spanish sea lane.
A possible life-saving "whale radar" is to be tested in a busy Spanish sea lane.
The Spanish sea lane in question sees at least 10 whales each year killed by whale/ship collisions.
The sea surrounding the Canary Islands, 100 kilometres off the north-west coast of Africa, is home to 27 species of whales and dolphins.
www.wdcs.org /dan/publishing.nsf/allnews/931B3F52E8E42B4280256D03005180C2   (351 words)

  
 LCLR rarities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
In 1966 the LCLR was relocated and extended and at one stage both lines were in existence with a connecting track between the two at North Sea Lane.
The LCLR marked its Silver Jubilee in 1985 with headboards for the locos and a number of events but nothing could ameliorate the impact of social and economic change such as the effects of the miners’ strikes and desertion of Lincolnshire resorts for sunny Spain by its once loyal holidaymaking clientele..
This delightful view of "Jurassic" heading a busy train of the open carriage and one of the Ashovers out of North Sea Lane terminus, past the GNR somersault signal and with the station and loco depot in the background captures much of the fascination of this wonderful little railway in its final days at Humberston.
homepage.ntlworld.com /david.enefer/lclr/rare2.htm   (400 words)

  
 Online edition of Daily News - Security   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission Chief Gen. Trond Furuhovde will meet LTTE Political Wing Leader Thamilchelvam today in Kilinochchi to discuss the proposed sea lane for the LTTE vessels sailing off the Vanni.
Sea movement will be the main issue of the discussion, but matters such as the general implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement, communications between the area commanders of both sides and alleged extortion by the LTTE side are also expected to be focused upon.
The LTTE had been demanding the Government's permission to ferry civilians and cadres between the LTTE held parts in the Vanni and the East.
www.dailynews.lk /2002/08/01/sec02.html   (182 words)

  
 Goring-by-Sea West Sussex
The beach and the sea and the the greensward along the front, for kites, ball games and barbecues, searching the rockpools for crabs and sandcastles on the beach.
Threat of a cycle path along the sea wall which will be a problem to the users of the 270 beach huts close to the proposed path, and to walkers along the path by the tamarisk bushes further up - we already have a perfectly good cycle-way along Marine Drive.
Ilex Conservation Group, sometimes called the assertive arm of the residents' association, looking after the Ilex Avenue and the Holm Oaks in Sea Lane.
www.goring-by-sea.uk.com   (943 words)

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