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... GULF . A part of the sea running into the land as the Gulf of Mexico . 3. BAY . A gulf with a wide mouth : as the Bay of Biscay . 4. STRAITS . A narrow passage of water ( between two shores ) connecting two bodies of water : as the ...
... GULF . A part of the sea running into the land as the Gulf of Mexico . 3. BAY . A gulf with a wide mouth : as the Bay of Biscay . 4. STRAITS . A narrow passage of water ( between two shores ) connecting two bodies of water : as the ...
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... Gulf Stream . This is a current setting out from the Gulf of Mexico at its north - east corner and running north- east across the Atlantic , so that the main branch of it passes by Ireland , and even reaches the north of Norway . This ...
... Gulf Stream . This is a current setting out from the Gulf of Mexico at its north - east corner and running north- east across the Atlantic , so that the main branch of it passes by Ireland , and even reaches the north of Norway . This ...
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Charles Baron Clarke. current as it leaves the Gulf of Mexico is of very warm water , and from its vast body it loses its heat very gradually . It thus warms the sea on the west coast of Britain and makes England much warmer . than it ...
Charles Baron Clarke. current as it leaves the Gulf of Mexico is of very warm water , and from its vast body it loses its heat very gradually . It thus warms the sea on the west coast of Britain and makes England much warmer . than it ...
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... Gulf Stream , as explained above . Fourth , the west side of England is moister than the east side , which has therefore a less insular climate . Thus , Norwich is much colder than Shrewsbury in winter , but is hotter in summer . There ...
... Gulf Stream , as explained above . Fourth , the west side of England is moister than the east side , which has therefore a less insular climate . Thus , Norwich is much colder than Shrewsbury in winter , but is hotter in summer . There ...
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... Gulf of Lyons is always so called in English atlases because it is supposed so named from the city of Lyons . But that city is more than 150 miles from the Mediterranean ; and the true name of the gulf is " Gulf of the Lion ; " and it ...
... Gulf of Lyons is always so called in English atlases because it is supposed so named from the city of Lyons . But that city is more than 150 miles from the Mediterranean ; and the true name of the gulf is " Gulf of the Lion ; " and it ...
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