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	Isthmus of Tehuantepec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is an isthmus in Mexico.
		The Isthmus of Tehuantepec includes that part of Mexico lying between the 94th and 96th meridians of west longitude, or the south-eastern parts of Veracruz and Oaxaca, including small areas of Chiapas and Tabasco.
		The Gulf of Tehuantepec, on the Pacific side of the isthmus, is therefore known to sailors as being especially prone to gales.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Isthmus_of_Tehuantepec (814 words)

	Tehuantepec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The town gives its name to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, gulf and railway, stands on the Tehuantepec river about 15 m.
		The Tehuanas of Tehuantepec are noted for the beauty and graceful carriage of their women, who are reputed to be the finest-looking among the native races of Mexico.
		The women are the traders in Tehuantepec and do little menial work as a result, apparently, of the influence of beauty.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tehuantepec (194 words)

	Isthmus of Tehuantepec -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is an (A relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas) isthmus in (A Republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810) Mexico.
		It represents the shortest distance between the (An arm of the Atlantic south of the United States and east of Mexico) Gulf of Mexico and the (The largest ocean in the world) Pacific Ocean.
		The general (Place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed) offices, (A mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services) shops, (A health facility where patients receive treatment) hospital, &c., are located at Rincón Antonio, at the entrance to the Chivela Pass, where the temperature is cool and healthful conditions prevail.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/is/isthmus_of_tehuantepec.htm (612 words)

	Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is a isthmus in Mexico.
		The name comes from the town of Tehuantepec, which in turn comes from the Nahuatl tecuani-tepec", meaning "jaguar hill".
		Since the days of Hernan Cortes, the Tehuantepec isthmus has been considered a favorable route, first for an interoceanic canal, and since the 19th century for an interoceanic railway.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/isthmus_of_tehuantepec (592 words)

	Tehuantepec on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		The town is on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
		Tehuantepec is the commercial and social rival of Juchitán.
		Physico-Chemical Description at the West of the Gulf of Tehuantepec, Mexico, at the End of the 1982-1983 ENSO Episode.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/T/Tehuan.asp (524 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Tehuantepec
		Its population is about 202,000; the residence of the bishop, the city of Tehuantepec, has 10,000 inhabitants.
		When the See of Oaxaca was created in 1535, all the territory on which the city of Tehuantepec is situated belonged to it and remained so until 1891 when Leo XIII made of it a separate see, suffragan of Oaxaca or Antequera.
		In the capital, Tehuantepec, there are 14 churches, among which that of Santo Domingo is noted for its phenomenal size and splendid construction.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14473a.htm (395 words)

	Tehuantepec, Isthmus of. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Tehuantepec, Isthmus of (te-WAHN-te-pek), c.125 mi/201 km wide at its narrowest, S Mexico, bet.
		the Bay of Campeche and the Gulf of Tehuantepec.
		It is mostly a rolling, tropical lowland with the lowest pass elev.
	www.bartleby.com /69/71/T02171.html (138 words)

	Encyclopedia: Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Description: Shaded relief map of Mexicos Isthmus of Tehuantepec Caption: The Isthmus of Tehuantepec is the narrowest part of Mexico between the Atlantic (Gulf of Mexico) and the Pacific oceans.
		Simplified diagram An isthmus is a narrow strip of land, bordered on two sides by water, and connects two larger land masses.
		The Mexican state of Oaxaca is in the south west of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Isthmus-of-Tehuantepec (1875 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Tehuantepec
		Tehuantepec, isthmus, southern Mexico, within the states of Veracruz and Oaxaca, between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.
		The Sierra Madre del Sur stretches from the southern end of the Sierra Madre Occidental range east to the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
		Interest in a short route from the Atlantic to the Pacific began with the explorers of Central America early in the 16th century.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Tehuantepec.html (90 words)

	Tehuantepec is large Zapotec town on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. It is in transition to more modern town. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Tehuantepec is large Zapotec town on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
		Tehuantepec is located on the international highway in the south of the state of Oaxaca.
		The geographic area is the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
	www.mexicantextiles.com /grouppages/groups/zapotecismo/Tehuantepec/index.htm (136 words)

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		Historically, geographers considered it to extend from the natural boundary of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, S Mexico, to that of the Isthmus of...
		It is a port on the Gulf of Campeche, as well as the northern terminus of rail traffic across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
		Most of the Yucatán peninsula and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in the southeast is lowland, and there are low-lying strips of land along the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, and the Gulf of Californi...
	www.encyclopedia.com /search.asp?target=Isthmus+of+Tehuantepec&rc=10&fh=17&fr=11 (521 words)

	First Satellite Observation of Tehuantepec Winds
		Tehuantepec winds flow South through the Chivela Pass into the Gulf of Tehuantepec (Fig.
		NSCAT observations can be gridded and used to examine the strength, extent, and variability of wind related events on a wide range of scales: meso-scale events such as Tehuantepec winds, synoptic events such as hurricanes and typhoons, and planetary scale events such as El-Nino Southern Oscillation.
		The pioneer oceanographic cruises in the Gulf of Tehuantepec [Brandhorst, 1958; Blackburn, 1962] showed the presence of an anticyclonic eddy that is produced by the strong offshore winds.
	www.coaps.fsu.edu /~bourassa/pubs/tpec_HW/tpec_HW.shtml (3661 words)

	TEHUANTEPEC - Encyclopedia Britannica - TEHUANTEPEC - JCSM's Study Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		lying between the Gulfs of Campeche (Campeachy) and Tehuantepec, with the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas on the E., and Vera Cruz and Oaxaca on the W. It includes that part of
		, at the highest point reached by the Tehuantepec railway (Chivela Pass) is 735 ft. The northern side of the isthmus is swampy and densely covered with jungle, which has been a greater obstacle to railway construction than the grades in crossing the sierra.
		The whole region is hot and malarial, except the open elevations where the winds from the Pacific render it comparatively cool and healthful.
	jcsm.org /StudyCenter/Encyclopedia_Britannica/TAV_THE/TEHUANTEPEC.html (705 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		This map of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec includes streams, towns and villages, both coastlines, coastal features, and pictorial representations of relief.
		Remnants of an elevation cross-section of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec appear on this sheet.
		In 1824, the Mexican government and the State of Veracruz appointed commissions to study the Tehuantepec Isthmus under Generals Juan Orbegozo and Tadeo Ortiz.
	luso.obs-us.com /all/538.htm (86 words)

	No. 1777: An UnPanama Canal
		Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec, between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific, is 134 miles wide.
		From the Gulf across the Mexico strip is due south.
		Mexico's Tehuantepec Isthmus is dry, while Panama is wet and muddy.
	www.uh.edu /engines/epi1777.htm (549 words)

	P1.62 ENSO and NAO signals on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec winds (2004 - 26HURR) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Different data sources (NCDC, NCEP, direct wind and sea level pressure measurements) are used to study the statistical characteristics of the winds at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and their seasonal and interannual variability.
		Observations show that the long-term monthly mean wind speeds and frequency of occurrence of northerly winds have a strong seasonal signal, with maximum values during December-January, minimum during May-June and a relative maximum in July.
		The frequency distribution of wind speed is bimodal, a feature that is closely related to the wind direction, with northerly winds being stronger.
	ams.confex.com /ams/26HURR/techprogram/paper_76044.htm (290 words)

	RVing Mexico: Tehuantepec (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec (the narrow gizzard-like neck at the southern end of Mexico) is infamous for terrible Winter crosswinds ("The Tehuantepecker") that can tip over semi-trailers and 5th wheels alike.
		In the Winter, a high pressure center, that is centered over the state of Texas is highly likely to cause sharp northerly winds across the Isthmus.
		It takes about an hour and a half for a slower RV rig to clear this area (as a worst case) and you need to be clear of it before the sun has been up two hours.
	www.rversonline.org /ArtMexTehuantepec.html (366 words)

	TEHUANTEPEC - Online Information article about TEHUANTEPEC
		Campeche (Campeachy) and Tehuantepec, with the Mexican states of See also:
		elevation, at the highest point reached by the Tehuantepec railway (Chivela Pass) is 735 ft. The See also:
		Cortes, the Tehuantepec isthmus has been considered a favourable route, first for an interoceanic See also:
	encyclopedia.jrank.org /TAV_THE/TEHUANTEPEC.html (803 words)

	Animal Info - Tehuantepec Jackrabbit
		The Tehuantepec jackrabbit occurs only in a four to five km (2.5 - 3.1 mi) wide strip along the shores of salt water lagoons on the north side of the Gulf of Tehuantepec, from Salina Cruz, Oaxaca, to the extreme west of the State of Chiapas,
		The Tehuantepec jackrabbit is one of the species that live in the Mesoamerica Biodiversity Hotspot
		The Tehuantepec jackrabbit eats green plant material and seeds.
	www.animalinfo.org /species/lepuflav.htm (349 words)

	Container shipping slide show: Artist's conception of a ship railway across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, 1885 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Another possible location for a dry canal is the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico's narrow waist just west of the Yucatán.
		The ship owners did not use: the first reason was of course that the extra port costs.
		The second reason was that the small population area surrounding the Gulf of Tehuantepec had so few people in it that it constituted a very miniscule market.
	www.speakeasy.org /%7Epeterc/nicaragua/drycanal/containr/shipng09.htm (267 words)

	Tehuantepec (1954) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Tehuantepec is the name of a City and of the isthmus that crosses Mexico at its closest distance between the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean.
		Back in time, and I don't have the exact dates, but most likely in the beginning of the 20th Century, there were no means of crossing the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean.
		England thought that the best way to do it was opening a railroad in the Tehuantepec Istmus that would allow such crossings to happen.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0269946 (396 words)

	La HORA 25 de febrero de 2002 - Al fracaso el proyecto eléctrico eólico del Istmo de Tehuantepec
		Así la región del Istmo de Tehuantepec que tiene un potencial para generar más de 15 mil megawats a través de la energía eólica al año, ya no podrá ser aprovechado no obstante que allí se producen vientos de más de 120 kilómetros por hora en cualquier época del año.
		Detalló el coordinador de comisiones de UCIZONI, que las autoridades de estos pueblos no están dispuestas a rentar más sus tierras y menos a través de intermediarios con pagos pendientes que presentan desde hace más de 2 años como la CFE.
		Finalmente se dio a conocer en la región del Istmo de Tehuantepec, presuntas denuncias de corrupción del grupo norteamericano Enron en la instalación de los 9 aerogeneradores por un monto de 50 millones de dólares.
	www.laneta.apc.org /lahora/atra1/gar10.htm (445 words)

	"Winds of Tehuantepec" by Christopher Shaw
		Cassidy was welcome to sleep in the hammock under the ramada if his friend failed to return.
		He stood in the aisle of the crowded bus with his pack at his feet, surrounded by Indians and desperadoes, finally certain there was no longer any need to watch for Milo.
		In the Tehuantepec bus station he bought a ticket for Oaxaca, then stood on line outside a long-distance office to call Angela.
	www.middlebury.edu /~nereview/shaw.html (5855 words)

	Cloro de Tehuantepec - Comments - 07 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In fact in that place the test of Corrosion strength was made like it can be appreciated, there is any reaction.
		Also, their mechanical properties are very above, according to the ASTM A-193 B8A Grade Standard of the Steels that are used in Cloro de Tehuantepec.
		In the central plane, it is a NEW screw of subjected Stainless steel to the same test of Corrosion that the previous specimen.
	www.doxsteel.com /english/research/tehuantepec/cl_comen07.htm (158 words)

	Tehuantepec, Isthmus of
		Tehuantepec, Isthmus of, c.125 mi (200 km) wide at its narrowest, S Mexico, between the Gulf of Campeche and the Gulf of Tehuantepec.
		Tehuantepec - Tehuantepec, officially Santo Domingo Tehuantepec, town (1990 pop.
		Wind-driven electricity generators generate business in Tehuantepec isthmus.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0848058.html (264 words)

	[Rarebooks] FS: Isthmus of Tehuantepec (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Map of "The Isthmus of Tehuantepec" drawn by Charles C. Smith and lithographed by Saroney and Major (27 x 43") is in very good condition with a few very short splits to folds.
		Chart of "The boca-Barra' (26 x 40") by Endicott Lithographers has a long 10" split at one fold and a few short tears to folds.
		[295 pgs] The Isthmus of Tehuantepec: being the results of a survey for a railroad to connect the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, made by the scientific commission under the direction of Major J.G. Barnard, U.S. engineers.
	rarebooksmailinglist.com /pipermail/rarebooks_rarebooksmailinglist.com/2004-September/001358.html (298 words)

	Wall Posters & Prints of Baile en Tehuantepec
		Diego Rivera, Baile en Tehuantepec is also available in the custom finished options...
		Buy Baile en Tehuantepec posters and prints and shop for over 100,000 other prints, posters, and limited editions.
		In John Weiss's Baile en Tehuantepec artwork, it not only tells a story, they pull the viewer into the emotional life...
	www.findartnow.com /music/Baile-en-Tehuantepec.htm (435 words)

	JP4.1 Use of Quik Scat imagery in the diagnosis and detection of Gulf of Tehuantepec wind events 1999—2002 (2003 - ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		One of the most difficult forecast challenges in the TAFB area of marine responsibility lies in forecasting the onset and duration of Gulf of Tehuantepec wind events, also known as "Tehuantepecers".
		During the period 1999-2002, over 50 Gulf of Tehuantepec gale events have occurred.
		Based on the Quikscat verification, this study will attempt to provide a climatology (both spatially and temporally) of Gulf of Tehuantepec gale events and develop a conceptual model of synoptic scale precursor signatures.
	ams.confex.com /ams/annual2003/techprogram/paper_54957.htm (278 words)

	Tour By Mexico ® - Tehuantepec in Oaxaca State, Mexico
		Tour By Mexico ® - Tehuantepec in Oaxaca State, Mexico
		Tehuantepec traditions and folklore are famous in the
		Has beautiful natural places which form unforgettable landscapes.
	www.tourbymexico.com /oaxaca/tehuan/tehuan.htm (60 words)

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