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Sargassum is a genus of brown macroalgae in the order Fucales of the Phaeophyceae class. [1] Numerous species are distributed throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world, where they generally inhabit shallow water and coral reefs, and the genus is widely known for its planktonic (free-floating) species.
The Sargasso Sea (/ s ɑːr ˈ ɡ æ s oʊ /) is a region of the Atlantic Ocean bounded by four currents forming an ocean gyre. [1] Unlike all other regions called seas, it has no land boundaries. [2] [3] It is distinguished from other parts of the Atlantic Ocean by its characteristic brown Sargassum seaweed and often calm blue water. [1]
The Belle Tout Lighthouse (also spelled Belle Toute) is a decommissioned lighthouse and British landmark located at Beachy Head, East Sussex, close to the town of Eastbourne. It has been called "Britain's most famous inhabited lighthouse" because of its striking location and use in film and television. [ 2 ]
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Sargassum natans is a species of brown algae in the family Sargassaceae. [1] In English the species goes by the common names common gulfweed, narrowleaf gulfweed, or spiny gulfweed.
Notes and Quotes Wide Sargasso Sea Antoinette’s Character:We see that Antoinette is constantly scared and insecure and constantly needs to feel safe. In the beginning she says “my father, visitors, horses, feeling safe in bed-all belonged to the past”. “A soft black cloak to cover me, hide me, keep me safe. But not any longer. Not any ...
Wide Sargasso Sea is a 1966 novel by Dominican-British author Jean Rhys. The novel serves as a postcolonial and feminist prequel to Charlotte Brontë 's novel Jane Eyre (1847), describing the background to Mr. Rochester's marriage from the point of view of his wife Antoinette Cosway , a Creole heiress.
The Sargasso shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri), formerly known as Audubon's shearwater, is a common tropical seabird in the petrel family. This bird is sometimes known as the dusky-backed shearwater ; [ 2 ] its specific epithet honours the French naturalist Félix Louis L'Herminier .