Sentences with phrase «large coast regions»

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Canadian heavy oil is perfectly suited for the refineries in the U.S. Gulf Coast, which is the largest motor gasoline producing region in the U.S., producing 90 percent of American gasoline exports.

Aside from the Maine (Atlantic) lobster available on the East Coast with large claws and the Rock or Spiny (Florida) lobster from the Gulf regions of the East Coast with no claws, lobsters may also be hard - or soft - shelled.

Most activity has been focused on Cabernet Sauvignon; however asother Coastal regions have seen large price increases, Central Coast supply remains available and prices for Cabernet Sauvignon have remained relatively stable at $ 12 to $ 16.

Centrally located between San Francisco and Los Angeles, along California's Central Coast, Paso Robles Wine Country is California's third largest wine region.

[246][248] Tourism Landmarks, National Border, Region and Terrestrial plain of the 4th Republic of Ghana Coastal Plain Accra, Apam, Cape Coast, Elmina, Kakum National Park, Kokrobite, Nzulezo, Sekondi - Takoradi, Ada Foah The Gulf of Guinea coastal plain with the seat of government and capital city, several castles and forts and the best preserved rainforest in Ghana Ashanti - Kwahu Koforidua, Kumasi, Obuasi, Sunyani Forested hills and the ancient Kingdom of Ashanti Volta Basin Tamale massive and world's largest Lake Volta, the river system that feeds it and Ghana eastern border crossing Northern Plains Wa, Bolgatanga, Mole National Park Savanna plains and north Ghana trade route and border crossing

The local election results are a consequence of the Government's disregard for the mounting pressure faced by councils «and the pain it is causing their residents», according to Steve Houghton, a Labour councillor and chair of SIGOMA, the collective voice of urban areas representing many of the large towns and cities in the Northern, Midland and South Coast regions of England.

The results suggest that extreme sea levels will likely occur more frequently than previously predicted, particularly in the west coast regions of the U.S. and in large parts of Europe and Australia.

That helps explain why such a large earthquake was unexpected in the region, resulting in catastrophic consequences that included more than 24,000 people dead or missing and fuel meltdowns in three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on the coast.

Regions such as the bay areas of the west coast in the US are usually protected from surges from outside but their basins are larger than that of the Clyde and their channels to the ocean are narrower.»

Dong, the world's largest wind developer, plans on investing # 6 billion in the Humber region on the United Kingdom's east coast by 2019.

The excavation of hundreds of kilometers from coast to coast, traversing Lake Nicaragua, the largest drinking - water reservoir in the region, will destroy around 400,000 hectares of rainforests and wetlands.

For their work Maksym and co-investigators Guy Williams from the University of Hobart, Tasmania and Jeremy Wilkinson of the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge, UK, used a robot known as an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to cruise under ice in three regions near the coast and measure the thickness directly over a much larger area.

It shall be the duty of the Council: to consider and act upon matters, not otherwise defined and delegated by these Bylaws, which affect the welfare of affiliated societies collectively or in their relations to each other; to elect annually two members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science resident in the Pacific Coast region as members - at - large, to serve for terms of three years upon the Council of the Division; and to elect the officers of the Division and the other members of the Executive Committee.

Incessant mountain rain, snow and melting glaciers in a comparatively small region of land that hugs the southern Alaska coast and empties fresh water into the Gulf of Alaska would create the sixth largest coastal river in the world if it emerged as a single stream, a recent study shows.

Explore one of the world's largest regions for customizing — the Middle East, and particularly the Gulf - coast countries in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain.

Gulf Coast Ford is a full - service Ford dealership in Angleton serving the greater Houston area, offering a large selection of new and used Ford vehicles, friendly sales and service personnel, and the region's most comprehensive collision center.

Some very high - risk areas include large regions, such as near the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, and along river tributaries.

While large breed dogs and puppies are a «dime a dozen» here, they are sought after by adopters in the northern regions ot the US including the Pacific Northwest, and the Great Lakes region as well as the East Coast.

In terms of civilisation, it is home to the largest Heiltsuk Indian Reserve in British Columbia, the native people of the region, in a village called Bella Bella on the north east coast.

Located on the western coast, Normandy is a large region that consists of romantic villages and bustling cities surrounded with awe - inspiring landscapes.

Marmaris is one of the busiest resorts on Turkey's Turquoise Coast in the Dalaman Region and it no surprise that a large part of its appeal lies in its beaches.

The lavish Now Sapphire Riviera Cancun sits on the coast of the Caribbean in the Riviera Maya region in Mexico, surrounded by miles of white gleaming beaches and the world's second largest barrier reef.

Kauai, Hawaii's fourth largest island, is separated into five main regions: Lihue, the East Side (Coconut Coast), the North Shore, the South Shore and the West Side.

The episode was Anthony Bourdain touring Emilia Romagna, a large region that reaches from Rimini on the east coast almost to Milan.

The larger centre of Port Alberni is the heart of West Coast region, rich with history and culture.

Belize's agriculture - friendly climate along with its easy access to the coast and an abundant marine life gave rise to large cities that still impress visitors to this tropical region of the world.

Western Australia's major attractions and experiences are located in the stunning Coral Coast Region, including the Pinnacles, Abrolhos Islands, Kalbarri National Park, Shark Bay World Heritage Area, home to the dolphins of Monkey Mia and the Reef where you can swim with the world ¿ s largest fish, the Whale Shark.

Duni is also a popular resort town on the Black Sea coast, just south of the Bourgas region, it is situated around a large bay.

Grosseto is the largest town in the sleepy Maremma region, with olive groves and sunflower fields that stretch down to the coast.

Visit its two largest cities of Christchurch and Dunedin, Queenstown's excitement and adventure before heading north to the unique West Coast Glacier region.

From whale watching at Hervey Bay to peeling back the layers of Queensland's rich history and country charms at Maryborough, The Fraser Coast Region is one of Australia's premier nature destinations and is also the gateway to the world largest sand island, Fraser Island.

Seagate Wharf services the Canadian Coast Guard vessels and other large ships stationed or passing through the region.

We carry on to Curio Bay in the Catlins, an unspoiled scenic region of coast, rivers and podocarp forest — once an area inhabited by the giant Moa (largest bird in the world — now extinct).

Chaweng Beach covers a large portion of the island's northeast coast, and is easily the most crowded and tourist saturated region on the island.

Situated on the east coast, in the region of New South Wales, Sydney is Australia's oldest, largest and most diverse city.

The study predicted large - scale releases in the multi-gigaton range from the southern region of the East Coast methane clathrate store due both to changes in the Gulf Stream circulation and to warming bottom waters — both impacts set off by human - caused climate change.

Insights from this study suggests that large sectors of contemporary ice sheets overlying geothermally active regions, such as Siple Coast, Antarctica, and NE Greenland, have the potential to experience rapid phases of mass loss and deglaciation once initial retreat is initiated.

If sea levels were that high now, vast regions would be flooded: most of northern Europe, large sections of South America, the East Coast of North America, and parts of Australia.

For south - eastern Europe the situation was more complex, with below average relative humidity and soil moisture in the whole region, but with some areas, such as large parts of the Alpine region and the countries adjacent to the east coast of the Adriatic Sea, having experienced above average precipitation.

For southeast Europe the situation is more complex, with below average relative humidity and soil moisture in the whole region, but with some areas, such as large parts of the Alpine region and the countries adjacent to the east coast of the Adriatic Sea, having experienced above average precipitation.

Although the United States produces a large amount of coal (about 728 million short tons in 2016), some power plants along the Gulf Coast and the Atlantic Ocean sometimes find it cheaper to import coal from other countries than to obtain coal from U.S. coal - producing regions.

The heavy rainfall along the Adriatic coast, led to large - scale flooding in several regions.

CRCM5 simulates more large - scale rainfall throughout the year on the west coast and in winter in other regions.

Sustainability was the first choice of respondents from IOUs (18 %) and munis (23 %), which are more likely to have large commercial customers with sustainability goals, as well as for regions such as New England, Mid-Atlantic states and the West Coast «where environmentalism is prominent,» the survey notes.

Opening of the Arctic pack near the east - Siberian coasts in September is a possibility, but the uncertainty in ice concentration in this region is large in all groups that provide this regional information.

But with incomes rising at 14 per cent last year, and a state rush to push the economic successes and political attachments out from the coast to poorer «frontier» regions by way of large road projects, China is looking at a car - and oil - heavy future no matter what.

(And a much larger reduction when the hosing is applied in a broad region instead of along the coast of Greenland, demonstrating the importance of resolving the fine - scale currents that transport water.)

South Texas, Louisiana and other states along the Gulf Coast are especially rich in natural resources, which makes this region a target for large - scale gas and oil operations, as well as corporations looking to profit from the mineral riches by drilling deep into the soil.

Table 3 summarizes the results of a comprehensive traffic modeling exercise which indicates, for example, that a 2 cents per mile vehicle fee applied to all vehicle travel in the South Coast (Los Angeles) region would reduce vehicle trips by 4.1 %, but congestion delay would decline by a much larger 10.5 %.

Prior to working construction in the west coast, I was the manager of maintenance & plant operation, for one of the larger health care regions in the province of New Brunswick.