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The Persian Gulf and its coastal areas are the world's largest single source of petroleum, [91] and related industries dominate the region. Safaniya Oil Field, the world's largest offshore oilfield, is located in the Persian Gulf. Large gas finds have also been made, with Qatar and Iran sharing a giant field across the territorial median line ...
The Persian Gulf Basin (Persian: آبخیز شاخاب پارس, Arabic: حوض الخليج الفارسی) is found between the Eurasian and the Arabian Plate.The Persian Gulf is described as a shallow marginal sea of the Indian Ocean that is located between the south western side of Zagros Mountains and the Arabian Peninsula and south and southeastern side of Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
The Persian Gulf is home to many islands, mostly small, distributed in the gulf's entire geographic area and administered by the neighboring nations. Most islands are sparsely populated, with some being barren, and some utilized for communication, military, or as ship docks. Some of the islands in the Persian Gulf are artificially constructed ...
The Arab states of the Persian Gulf (Arabic: دول الخليج الفارسي) [1] refers to a group of Arab states bordering the Persian Gulf. There are seven member states of the Arab League in the region: Bahrain , Kuwait , Iraq , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , and the United Arab Emirates .
The Strait of Hormuz (/ h ɔːr ˈ m uː z / Persian: تنگهٔ هُرمُز Tangeh-ye Hormoz listen ⓘ, Arabic: مَضيق هُرمُز Maḍīq Hurmuz) is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important ...
Kharg or Khark Island (Persian: جزیره خارک) is a continental island of Iran in the Persian Gulf. The island is 25 km (16 mi) off the coast of Iran and 483 km (300 mi) northwest of the Strait of Hormuz. Its total area is 20 km 2 (7.7 sq mi).
The Iranian drone ship in the Persian Gulf shows Tehran has the capability to launch drones, but the vessel is located thousands of miles away from the U.S. coast, well out of range of even a long ...
The result of the pollution was the death of thousands of water birds and serious damage to the Persian Gulf's aquatic ecosystem, particularly shrimp, sea turtles, dugongs, whales, dolphins and fish. The damaged wells also released 10 million m 3 (60 million barrels) of oil into the desert and formed lakes (total surface of 49 square kilometers).