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  GulfBase - General Facts about the Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf is bordered by the United States to the north (Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas), five Mexican states to the west (Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatan), and the island of Cuba to the southeast.
The Gulf of Mexico basin is a relatively simple, roughly circular structural basin approximately 1,500 km in diameter, filled in its deeper part with 10 to 15 km of sedimentary rocks that range in age from Late Triassic to Holocene (approximately 230 m.y.
The Gulf bottom of the region is characterized by sediment-covered folds that parallel the shore.
www.gulfbase.org /facts.php   (2399 words)

  
 Gulf of Corinth - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Corinth, Gulf of, arm of the Ionian Sea, between the Pelopónnisos (Peloponnesus) Region and the Central Greece and Euboea Region of Greece.
Pátrai, Gulf of, gulf between the Pelopónnesos peninsula and the districts of Aetolia and Acarnania in western Greece, linking the Ionian Sea with...
Pelopónnisos, southern peninsula of the Greek mainland, south of the Gulf of Corinth and the Gulf of Pátrai.
encarta.msn.com /Gulf_of_Corinth.html   (116 words)

  
 Gulf of Mexico Summary
The gulf's eastern, north, and northwestern shores lie within the United States of America (specifically, the states of Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas); its southwestern and southern shores lie within Mexico (specifically, the states of Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán, and Quintana Roo); on the southeast it is bordered by Cuba.
The total area of the Gulf of Mexico is approximately 615,000 mi² (1.6 million km²), the southern third of which lies within the tropics, and plunges to a depth of 2,080 fathoms (3804 m).
It is hypothesized that this impact was the asteroid that caused the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs.
www.bookrags.com /Gulf_of_Mexico   (1489 words)

  
 Gulf Stream Rings
Warm core rings travel to the west, so many warm core rings are reabsorbed into the Gulf Stream near Cape Hatteras as they are squeezed between the Gulf Stream and the continental shelf.
Warm core rings are easily observed in satellite images due to the large thermal contrast between the ring and the cold surrounding waters.
Cold Core rings also are reabsorbed into the Gulf Stream, but they may have life cycles of several years since they may drift far into the Sargasso Sea before eventually drifting near the Gulf Stream again.
kingfish.coastal.edu /marine/gulfstream/p6.htm   (419 words)

  
 Persian Gulf Fact Sheet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Persian Gulf, also known as the Arabian Gulf, is a 600-mile-long body of water which separates Iran from the Arabian Peninsula, and one of the most strategic waterways in the world due to its importance in world oil transportation.
Located between Djibouti and Eritrea in Africa, and Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula, the Bab al-Mandab connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea.
U.S. gross oil imports from the Persian Gulf rose during 2003 to 2.5 million bbl/d (almost all of which was crude), from 2.3 million bbl/d in 2002.
www.eia.doe.gov /cabs/pgulf.html   (2142 words)

  
 Kula Gulf
The night naval battle of 6 July 1943 between an American cruiser-destroyer -task group under Rear Admiral W. Ainsworth and a powerful Japanese destroyer force in a 5-mile-wlde gulf between Kolobangara and New Georgia, Solomon Islands.
Between 10 December and 10 January 1946 she returned to the Far East; and, after embarking 1,520 returning veterans at Tientsin and Tsingtao, China, she sailed to the West Coast, reaching San Diego 26 January.
During May 1952 Kula Gulf supported Marine helicopter maneuvers on Vieques Island, Puerto Rico; and in October she operated as ASW screen to troop transports bound for Labrador.
www.history.navy.mil /danfs/k5/kula_gulf.htm   (632 words)

  
 Gulf of Mexico - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A number of rivers empty into the gulf, most notably the Mississippi River in the northern gulf, and the Grijalva and Usumacinta Rivers in the southern gulf.
The gulf's coastal areas were first settled by Native American groups, including those representing several of the early advanced cultures of Mesoamerica.
The Gulf is considered aseismic: however, mild tremors have been recorded throughout history (usually 5.0 or less on the Richter scale).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gulf_of_Mexico   (1231 words)

  
 Gulf of Mexico Alliance Letter from the Governors'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Each one of the five Gulf States — Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas were impacted by the devastating and destructive forces of the storms.
These events brought worldwide attention to the Gulf of Mexico region and underscored the economic impact the coast has on the rest of the nation.
In addition, the Plan proposes several actions to be implemented in conjunction with the six Mexican Gulf States allowing for the Alliance to serve as a forum for effective bi-national partnership.
www.dep.state.fl.us /gulf/leadership/letter.htm   (358 words)

  
 Deployments - Gulf War - Climate & Geography
Bahrain is an archipelago of 33 islands in the Arabian Gulf, situated between Saudi Arabia's east coast and the Qatar peninsula.
The Emirates are bordered to the north by the Gulf and the Musandam Peninsula, to the east by Oman, to the south and west by Saudi Arabia and to the northwest by Qatar.
The Republic of Yemen is bordered in the northwest, north and northeast by Saudi Arabia, in the east by Oman and in the south by the Gulf of Aden.
www.pdhealth.mil /508/deployments/gulfwar/climate.asp   (865 words)

  
 :: Gulf Air :: FFP ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Members of the Gulf Air Frequent flyer programme who fly on Gulf Air or Gulf Traveller between 15th September and 15th December 2005 will be entered in to a draw to win 1,000,000 Frequent flyer miles.
Members who fly on Gulf Air or Gulf Traveller between 16th October and 15th November 2005, will be entered in to the second draw and members who fly on Gulf Air or Gulf Traveller between 16th November and 15th December 2005, will be entered in to the third and final draw.
All new members who enrol in the Gulf Air Frequent flyer programme and fly with Gulf Air or Gulf Traveller during the promotional period will be entered in to the relevant draw for their period of travel.
www.gulfairco.com /offers/Millionmiles.asp   (659 words)

  
 Gulfnews:
The Emirate of Ajman is situated on the coast of the Arabian Gulf, between the emirates of Umm Al Quwain and Sharjah.
The town of Ajman, the capital of the emirate, lies on the coast of the Arabian Gulf and has an historic fort that has been recently renovated housing a fascinating museum.
The two major regions in the emirate are Masfout, an agricultural village, lying in the mountains at a distance of 110 kilometres to the South east of the city, and Manama located 60 kilometres to the east.
www.gulfnews.com /countryprofile/uae/ajman/index.html   (136 words)

  
 Gulf Widens Between Kostunica, Djindjic
The rift between Kostunica and Djindjic appears to be widening into a potentially unbridgeable gulf.
The dispute is far more than between a federal president and a republic's prime minister or between the ruling coalition and a dissenting party.
It is two visions of Serbia's path through the contemporary world, a struggle between conservatives and modernists, between brakemen and reformers, between a Serbia in Europe and Serbia subordinated to sweet orthodoxy and national [political] romanticism typical of the second half of the 19th century."
www.freeserbia.net /Articles/2001/Gulf.html   (785 words)

  
 Muslimedia.com
The Gulf Cooperation Council, an economic and defence arrangement among the six Gulf Arab monarchies, is twenty years old.
Recent events in the Gulf and in the rest of the Arab world, however, militate against this optimism, although not against the importance of the new developments.
The decision between the two to build a bridge connecting their capital cities is also a good sign.
www.muslimedia.com /ARCHIVES/oaw01/gcc-gulf.htm   (875 words)

  
 gulf coast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Gulf Stream (Geog.), the warm ocean current of the North Atlantic.
Note: It originates in the westward equatorial current, due to the trade winds, is deflected northward by Cape St. Roque through the Gulf of Mexico, and flows parallel to the coast of North America, turning eastward off the island of Nantucket.
Gulf weed (Bot.), a branching seaweed (Sargassum bacciferum, or sea grape), having numerous berrylike air vessels, -- found in the Gulf Stream, in the Sargasso Sea, and elsewhere.
www.floridaluxurywaterfronthomes.com /gulf-coast.htm   (666 words)

  
 :: Gulf Air :: FFP ::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Members of the Gulf Air Frequent flyer programme who fly on Gulf Air or Gulf Traveller between 1st September and 30th November 2006 will be entered into a draw to win one of four prizes each of 1,000,000 Frequent flyer miles.
Members of the Gulf Air Frequent flyer programme who fly on Gulf Air or Gulf Traveller between 1st September and 30th September 2006 will be entered into the first draw.
All new members who enrol in the Gulf Air Frequent flyer programme and fly with Gulf Air or Gulf Traveller during the promotional period will be entered into the relevant draw for their period of travel.
www.gulfairco.com /offers/millionmilesoffer.asp   (533 words)

  
 Gulf widens between US and sheikhdoms | The Agonist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
With China's dependence on Gulf energy increasing and with the inevitable rise of Iran, the Arabs are eyeing other alternatives.
After the Gulf War, the US was in a unique position to construct an inclusive security architecture for the region.
But the United States' continued presence in the Gulf depended on its military protection of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states against external threats, that is, Iran and Iraq.
agonist.org /candy/20060606/gulf_widens_between_us_and_sheikhdoms   (621 words)

  
 ScienceDaily: Gulf Between Scientists, Reporters Shortchanges Public, Study Says
Science Daily — A wide gulf between scientists and reporters is short changing the American public and could have significant societal impact, according to a yearlong joint study by a noted journalist and a senior space scientist.
In addition to finding a wide gap between science and the press, the most comprehensive survey to date of scientists and journalists revealed a strong willingness by both sectors to improve the situation.
Muddy Waters: Letting The Gulf Of Mexico Breathe Again (June 26, 2001) -- Saving the Gulf of Mexico from polluted runoff is possible, but it means creating or restoring at least 5 to 13 million acres of wetlands in the Midwest and the lower Mississippi River basin,...
www.sciencedaily.com /releases/1998/02/980202015916.htm   (1615 words)

  
 Coccolithophores in the Gulf of Mexico
Temperature changes again between the kitchen and the basement, which is cooler and dimly lit.
If the species in the gulf and in the Caribbean were different initially, we would expect to see greater differences between species inside and outside the eddy in October than in March, after species had five months to adjust to environmental conditions in the gulf.
In the Gulf of Mexico, it is clear that transport of coccolithophores from the Caribbean does not change the species composition.
www-ocean.tamu.edu /Quarterdeck/QD5.2/pariente.html   (1785 words)

  
 Gulf Stream Path
The Gulf Stream, located along the eastern coast of the United States, is a fast, intense current known as a western-boundary current.
The current is commonly referred to as the Loop Current while it's in the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Current when it leaves the Gulf between Florida and Cuba.
The transport of the Gulf Stream increases to 85 Sv near Cape Hatteras, peaks at 150 Sv near 65°W, then decreases eastward of 65°W. One of the primary reasons that the Gulf Stream increases in transport between Florida and 65°W and decreases in transport downstream of 65°W is the Recirculation Gyre.
kingfish.coastal.edu /marine/gulfstream/p2.htm   (601 words)

  
 Welcome to GoMOOS
The Gulf of Maine connects New England states (Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine) and Canadian provinces (New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) with 36,000 square miles of ocean, 7,500 miles of shoreline, and roughly 5,000 islands.
The ocean "garden" is fertilized with high concentrations of dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide in the cold seawater from the north and nutrients carried by the rivers.
Extensive volunteer activities around the Gulf that range from the routine monitoring of changes in water quality and coastal habitats to the acquisition of significant coastal habitats for long term protection.
www.gomoos.org /aboutgulfme   (1233 words)

  
 Asia Times Online :: Middle East - Gulf widens between US and sheikhdoms
Combined with Washington's criticism of the lack of democracy in the Arab kingdoms, the common interests between the guarantor of Gulf security and the supposed benefactors of this umbrella are no longer as clear-cut.
At the 2004 Gulf Dialogue in Bahrain, Saudi Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal declared that there was urgent need "for a collective effort aimed at developing a new and more solid framework for Gulf security".
In the Saudi minister's view, the security arrangement would go beyond the GCC states and include "a prosperous Yemen, a stable Iraq, and a friendly Iran", and be underpinned by guarantees provided by the international community as a whole rather than by just "the only superpower in the world".
www.atimes.com /atimes/Middle_East/HF07Ak04.html   (1250 words)

  
 BanglaCricket Article :: Gulf between U-19 and senior national players
The gulf between any two consecutive stages is huge and the drop out rate between two stages is considerable.
Assuming an arbitrary ratio of 5:1 between two stages, it follows that out of 500 first class level cricketers, 100 will be good enough for National A level and out of these 100 national A level players, 20 will be good enough for senior national level.
What it means is that we can have a pool of 20 national level players if we have a pool of 100 national A level players and 500 first class level players.
www.banglacricket.com /html/article.php?item=232   (953 words)

  
 Gulf War Link to Lou Gehrig
In October, a federally funded study suggested children of Gulf War veterans are two to three times as likely as those of other vets to have birth defects, but Defense officials questioned the research methodology and were skeptical of the results.
The study, funded by the Defense Department, compared nearly 700,000 military personnel who served in the Gulf War between August 1990 and July 1991 with another 1.8 million personnel who were not deployed to the region.
Principi said the VA would continue research on the connection between other illnesses and the Gulf War and increase research into ALS in search of a cause, treatment and cure.
www.gulfwarvets.com /gehrig.htm   (803 words)

  
 Gulf Shipper Online - About Us
Gulf Shipper's goal is to give our readers a competitive edge by providing them with valuable information that will help them do their jobs better.
Special reports focus on such subjects as shipping and trade with countries and regions around the world; individual ports and port ranges affecting the Gulf region; trade routes between the Gulf and key markets; and different modes of shipping, including refrigerated goods and roll-on, roll-off cargo.
Gulf Shipper is a member of The Journal of Commerce Shipper Group of Commonwealth Business Media.
www.gulfshipper.com /aboutus   (316 words)

  
 Gulf War Casualties
Therefore, the total number of US Gulf War casualties was 760 at the time of redeployment.
As of May 2002, the Gulf War casualties include 8306 veterans dead and 159705 veterans injured or ill as a consequence of wartime service to our nation.
If we are to initiate Gulf War II we had better be ready for the possible casualties.
www.rense.com /general29/gulf.htm   (485 words)

  
 Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf War Illnesses Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Methodically starved by his captors nearly to the point of death, at times he ate scabs off his body to reduce his intense hunger and to stop his stomach from churning.
And this January 17, Wisconsin is the first state in the nation to recognized Gulf War Illnesses Recognition Day, a day statutorily designated for recognition of those who still suffer from post-deployment health issues.
And, through “Mission: Welcome Home” and related efforts, we must ensure that our newest returning veterans are warmly reintegrated into the society that caused them to be sent to war, while ensuring that they are made fully aware of the range of programs and services available to them.
dva.state.wi.us /gulfwar.asp   (686 words)

  
 Gulf of Mexico Alliance Events
In preparing the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Governors’ Action Plan [pdf - 1.47 MB], it was recognized early on that citizen input was necessary for identifying priority issues and building support for on-the-ground change.
Hosted by Florida, the five Gulf states and the federal government outlined a shared ecosystem-based approach for improving the health of the more than 3.7 billion acres of Gulf water through coordinated coastal research, ocean education and water quality safeguards.
The renewed alliance between the Gulf states is part of coordinated response to President George W. Bush’s Ocean Action Plan, which called for the development of regional goals and priorities for safeguarding the nation’s oceans and pointed to the Gulf of Mexico alliance as a model for other coastal areas.
www.dep.state.fl.us /gulf/events/default.htm   (458 words)

  
 Gulfnews: Tussle for the top between Gulf centres   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
But it is the battle to be crowned the Gulf's financial hub which is perhaps the most intriguing.
Considering the doubts over governance rules that have historically made many financial institutions reluctant to set up in the Gulf, the regulatory policies Dr. Habib Al Mulla, the chairman of the DFSA and his 80-strong team have drawn up are expected to be key to the centre's credibility and long-term pulling power.
The centre's laws were closely modelled on the regulatory systems used in the global financial centres of London and New York, but it has also drawn from the European Union for laws governing data protection, and from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) for money laundering rules.
archive.gulfnews.com /articles/06/10/14/10074539.html   (1017 words)

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