Geographic Features Flashcards
Adriatic Sea
Northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkans, connecting to the Ionian Sea in the south at the Strait of Otranto - Major cities incl. Venice, Trieste, Bari (Italy), Split (Croatia), y Dubrovnik - Area 138,600 km2, max depth 1,233 m - Named for the ancient Etruscan town of Adria, in northern Italy
Gaspé Peninsula
Peninsula along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec - Separated from New Brunswick by Chaleur Bay
Great Dismal Swamp
Large swamp (450 km2) in the Coastal Plain Region of SE Virginia y NE North Carolina - Lake Drummond, a very circular natural lake, is located in the heart of the swamp - Dismal Swamp Canal (built 1805) runs along the eastern edge - Designated a Nat. Wildlife Refuge in 1973
Gulf of Aden
Aka the Gulf of Berbera - Gulf north of Somalia y south of Yemen, connected with the Red Sea through the Bab el-Mendeb strait at Djibouti, flows east into the Arabian Sea - Important part of the Suez Canal shipping route, with 21k ships crossing annually - Major hub of pirate activity until recent security measures y naval patrols
Gulf of Aqaba
Large gulf at the northern tip of the Red Sea, east of the Sinai Peninsula and west of the Arabian mainland - Opposite the Gulf of Suez
Kathiawar
A peninsula on the western Indian coast, bordering the Arabian Sea, part of the state of Gujarat - Bordered on the north by the Gulf of Kutch, y by a large salt marsh called the Rann of Kutch; y on the east by the Gulf of Khambhat - The large city of Rajkot lies in the center of the peninsula - Named for the Kathi tribe, who migrated to the region in the 8th century
Okefenokee Swamp
Largest blackwater swamp in North America (1770 km2) - Shallow peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida border
Strait of Juan de Fuca
A 96 mi long, 20 mi wide channel of water connecting the Salish Sea with the Pacific Ocean - Bordered on the north by Vancouver Island, y on the south by the Olympic Peninsula - The international boundary between Canada y the USA runs down the center of the Strait - Named for a Greek navigator who claimed to have explored the area on a 1592 Spanish expedition
The Negev
Desert in southern half of Israel - Largest city Beersheba - Southern end is the Gulf of Aqaba and resort city of Eilat
The Ruhr
A large metro area in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Central-Western border with France) - Cities of Essen, Dortmund, Düsseldorf and more - 4th largest metro area in Europe (after Moscow, London, Paris)
Yellow Sea
Northern part of East China Sea in Pacific Ocean - Between Northern China (Qingdao area) and South Korea - Huang He flows into it - Often colored yellow due to Gobi sands - Northern bay is the Bohai Sea
