Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Persian Gulf is connected to the Indian Ocean through the Strait of Hormuz. Writing the water balance budget for the Persian Gulf, the inputs are river discharges from Iran and Iraq (estimated to be 2,000 cubic metres (71,000 cu ft) per second), as well as precipitation over the sea which is around 180 mm (7.1 in)/year in Qeshm Island.
The Gwadar Port of Pakistan is a warm-water, deep-sea port situated at Gwadar in Balochistan at the apex of the Arabian Sea and at the entrance of the Persian Gulf, about 460 km west of Karachi and approximately 75 km (47 mi) east of Pakistan's border with Iran. The port is located on the eastern bay of a natural hammerhead-shaped peninsula ...
The Persian Gulf coast south of Khuzestan and the Gulf of Oman coast have no real plains because the Zagros in these areas come right down to the shore. There are no major rivers in the country. Of the small rivers and streams, the only one that is navigable is the 830 kilometres (520 mi)-long Karun , which shallow-draft boats can negotiate ...
A thermometer on a sign for Kuwait's Al-Khaldiya Co-op Society reads 53 degrees Celsius (127.4 F) in Kuwait City on June 15, 2010 as the parliament prepares to hold an emergency session on June 20 ...
A new study predicts that by 2100 temperatures would prevent the body from reducing its temperature through sweating, putting anyone outdoors at risk of death.
Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. Highest point: Cheekha Dar 3,611 m (11,847 ft) Lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m (0.0 ft) Longest river: Euphrates: Largest lake: Lake Tharthar: Natural resources: Petroleum, sulfur ...
The Gulf of Bahrain is shallow and the waters have a small thermal capacity. They are subject to wide fluctuations in temperature, with a range of 14 to 35 °C (57 to 95 °F) around the coasts. The water is also rather more saline (10%) than other parts of the Persian Gulf.
In extremely low-lying areas, especially along the Persian Gulf (near sea level), summer temperatures can reach 48 °C (118 °F). Average low temperatures in summer are typically over 20 °C (68 °F) and in the south can sometimes exceed 30 °C (86 °F).