Sentences with phrase «distance over open water»

The height of waves is in part determined by surface wind speed, as well as the fetch (distance over open water that the wind can travel) and the duration of a wind event.

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The hotel, which is set to open by the end of 2013, is located within walking distance of the popular Jumeirah Beach Residences» (JBR) beach and with direct views over the water at the Marina.

Traffic races next to us at a distance of only a few meters with 100 k.p.h., the steps are open (grid) and beneath us, over 70 meters lower, the water moves restlessly.

While shippers have for centuries dreamed of sending cargo over the top of the world --- a huge shortcut compared to other long - distance sea routes — Pablo Clemente - Colón, the chief scientist at the National Ice Center, said the open water in the passages over Russia, particularly, remains clotted with thick dangerous floes and also can close up in a matter of hours.