Arabian Sea — the NW arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia. * * * Northwestern part of the Indian Ocean, lying between India and the Arabian Peninsula. It has an area of about 1,491,000 sq miles (3,862,000 sq km) and an average depth of 8,970 feet… … Universalium
Arabian Sea — This article is about the Arabian Sea (Bahr al Arab). For the river in Sudan, see Bahr al Arab. Arabian Sea Coordinates … Wikipedia
Arabian Desert — 1. a desert in Egypt between the Nile valley and the Red Sea. ab. 80,000 sq. mi. (207,000 sq. km). 2. the desert region in the N part of the Arabian peninsula. * * * Desert region, Arabian Peninsula. It covers about 900,000 sq mi (2,330,000 sq… … Universalium
Arabian Gulf Oil Company — Infobox Company company name = rtl ar. شركة الخليج العربي للنفط Arabian Gulf Oil Company company company type = State owned foundation = 1979 location = flagicon|Libya Benghazi, Libya key people = flagicon|Libya Abdelwanis Saad Almerteja… … Wikipedia
Arabian religion — ▪ ancient religion Introduction beliefs of Arabia comprising the polytheistic beliefs and practices that existed before the rise of Islām in the 7th century AD. Arabia is here understood in the broad sense of the term to include the… … Universalium
Arabian Desert — The Arabian Desert is a vast desert wilderness stretching from Yemen to the Persian Gulf and Oman to Jordan and Iraq. It occupies most of the Arabian Peninsula with an area of 2,330,000 square kilometers (900,000 mi²)cite book | first=John W. (ed … Wikipedia
Somali Basin — ▪ submarine basin, Arabian Sea submarine basin on the floor of the southwestern Arabian Sea, an arm of the Indian Ocean, east of Somalia. The Carlsberg Ridge separates it from the shallower Arabian Basin to the northeast. The Somali Basin… … Universalium
Mediterranean Basin — In biogeography, the Mediterranean Basin refers to the lands around the Mediterranean Sea that have a Mediterranean climate, with mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers, which supports characteristic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub… … Wikipedia
Chad Basin — The Chad Basin, also known as the Lake Chad Basin, is a large lowland area in north central Africa. In all directions from the center of this area the elevation changes are gentle. The Chad Basin is an endorheic (closed) basin its water does not… … Wikipedia
Drainage basin — Example of a drainage basin. The dashed line is the main water divide of the hydrographic basin A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit… … Wikipedia
