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WHAT DOES GULF OF CALIFORNIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gulf of California

Gulf of California

The Gulf of California is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland. It is bordered by the states of Baja California, Baja California Sur, Sonora, and Sinaloa with a coastline of approximately 4,000 km. Rivers which flow into the Gulf of California include the Colorado, Fuerte, Mayo, Sinaloa, Sonora, and the Yaqui. The gulf's surface area is about 160,000 km2. The Gulf is thought to be one of the most diverse seas on the planet, and is home to more than 5,000 species of macro-invertebrates. Home to over a million people, Baja California is one of the longest peninsulas in the world, second only to the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia. The Gulf of California is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GULF OF CALIFORNIA

Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Aegina
Gulf of Alaska
Gulf of Anadyr
Gulf of Argolis
Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of Cambay
Gulf of Campeche
Gulf of Carpentaria
Gulf of Chihli
Gulf of Corinth
Gulf of Cutch
Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Fonseca
Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Honduras
Gulf of Kutch
Gulf of Lepanto
Gulf of Liaodong
Gulf of Lions

WORDS THAT END LIKE GULF OF CALIFORNIA

Baja California
California
Capricornia
hernia
hiatal hernia
hiatus hernia
Hibernia
lectisternia
Lower California
salicornia
Sarnia

Synonyms and antonyms of Gulf of California in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Gulf of California» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Gulf of California to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Gulf of California from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Gulf of California» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

加利福尼亚湾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Golfo de California
570 millions of speakers

English

Gulf of California
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैलिफोर्निया की खाड़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خليج كاليفورنيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Калифорнийский залив
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Golfo da Califórnia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যালিফোর্নিয়া উপসাগর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Golfe de Californie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teluk California
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Golf von Kalifornien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カリフォルニア湾
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

캘리포니아 만
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teluk California
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Vịnh California
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலிஃபோர்னியா வளைகுடா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅलिफोर्नियातील खाडी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kaliforniya Körfezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Golfo di California
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gulf of California
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Каліфорнійський затока
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Golful California
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Κόλπο της Καλιφόρνια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Golf van Kalifornië
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Gulf of California
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Gulf of California
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Gulf of California

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GULF OF CALIFORNIA»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GULF OF CALIFORNIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Gulf of California

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GULF OF CALIFORNIA»

Discover the use of Gulf of California in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Gulf of California and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Gulf of California: Biodiversity and Conservation
This edited volume contains contributions by twenty-four Gulf of California experts, from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Richard C. Brusca, 2010
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Fishes of the Pacific Coast: Alaska to Peru, Including the ...
Although designed for divers, fishers, aquarists and other nonprofessionals, these little books will undoubtedly find their way on to the shelves of many ichthyologists who will value them as quick references and for providing life-like, ...
Gar Goodson, 1988
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Atlas of Coastal Ecosystems in the Western Gulf of ...
The book is designed to answer key questions that link the health of coastal ecosystems with the regionÕs evolutionary history: What was the richness of ÒfossilÓ ecosystems in the Gulf of California? How has it changed over time?
Markes E. Johnson, Jorge Ledesma-V‡zquez, 2009
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Demography of California Sea Lion Colonies in the Gulf of ...
This study shows that age-specific birth rates vary among age classes, while apparent survival rates vary for different age- and sex-classes.
Claudia Janetl Hernandez Camacho, 2009
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Discovering the Geology of Baja California: Six Hikes on the ...
Discovering the Geology of Baja California invites visitors to these shores to explore not only rocks and fossils but also the continuum of past ecosystems with the ecology of the present.
Markes E. Johnson, 2002
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Crustal Rupture, Creation, and Subduction in the Gulf of ...
Reflection/refraction seismic data show that the Rivera plate subducts beneath the Jalisco block of western Mexico at a dip of approximately 26.5 degrees down to a depth of at least 30 km.
Hillary Evangeline Brown, University of Wyoming. Department of Geology and Geophysics, 2007
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Marine Magnetic and Bathymetric Profiles in the Gulf of ...
Marine magnetic and bathymetric data were recorded over 2300 nautical miles in the Gulf of California by the USNS Charles H. Davis (T-AGOR 5).
Richard C Lohner, 1969
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Ostracoda from the Gulf of California
Frederick Morrill Swain. SOUTHEASTERN GULF, NEARSHORE Two of the species were found only nearshore along the southeastern side Of the Gulf in water down to 32 fathoms and on mud, sand, and sandy mud bottom: Basslerites sp.
Frederick Morrill Swain, 1967
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Tidal Flat Sedimentation on the Colorado River Delta, ...
Biehler, S., Kovach, R. L., and Allen, C. R., 1964, Geophysical framework of northern end of Gulf of California structural province, p. 126—143 in van Andel, Tj . H., and Shor, G. G., Editors, Marine geology of the Gulf of California: Am. Assoc.
Robert Wayne Thompson, 1968
10
Palaeoclimatology and Palaeoceanography from Laminated Sediments
Gulf of California JENNIFER PIKE & ALAN E. S. KEMP Department of Oceanography, University of Southampton, Southampton Oceanography Centre, European Way, Southampton, S014 3ZH, UK Abstract: Holocene laminated sediments ...
Alan E. S. Kemp, Geological Society of London, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GULF OF CALIFORNIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Gulf of California is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chance of Thunderstorms Today and This Coming Weekend
... core of moist southerly wind in the lower atmosphere that will be channeled by terrain northward over the Gulf of California and into Arizona. «Prescott eNews, Jul 15»
2
Sunday “Gayle on the Go!” , Sunday, July 12th, 2015
... the Northern Gulf of California, Mexico. The Aquarium has launched its Vaquita awareness campaign, which officially begins on International ... «KTLA, Jul 15»
3
Building hope for endangered fish
The vaquita and the totoaba fish live in the Gulf of California in northern Mexico but due to Chinese taste for the fish maw, gillnet fishing of ... «Hong Kong Standard, Jul 15»
4
Mission Blue Hope Spot: The Glorious Gulf of California
Earlier this month Mission Blue launched a Hope Spot expedition to the Gulf of California, a very special area of the world beloved by ocean ... «National Geographic, Jul 15»
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Memorial set for UA scientist killed on bicycle
Colleagues said Sagarin's work at Biosphere 2 was an extension of his deep affection for the Gulf of California. His family said his interest in ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
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Eight areas of tropical trouble in the East Pacific Ocean
Once this tropical system nears the entrance to the Gulf of California, it would trigger a surge of tropical moisture. This surge means an area of ... «Tucson News Now, Jul 15»
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How a post-90s girl aims to devote her life to good causes
She found that it is not difficult to to smuggle Mexican totoaba fish bladders from Gulf of California to Hong Kong and then to China. Last month ... «EJ Insight, Jul 15»
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Conservationists Rally Outside Mexican Embassy to Save Vaquita …
After years of international pressure, Mexico announced a two-year ban on most gillnets in the northern Gulf of California in April 2015, and ... «Animal Welfare Institute, Jul 15»
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Earthweek: Do rats dream? Vanishing porpoise, bee highway
The world's most endangered porpoise is disappearing from the waters of the Gulf of California with only 97 of the vaquitas remaining at last ... «Daily Record, Jul 15»
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Scientists to study goliath grouper off Lee with acoustics
Can be found in eastern Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California to Peru. •Habitat: Adults live on coral reefs, natural ledges, wrecks, artificial ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»

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