- Guiana Basin
- Гвианская котловина (Атлантический океан)
Англо-русский географический словарь. 2013.
Англо-русский географический словарь. 2013.
Guiana — • The name given to all that region of South America which extends along the Atlantic coast from the Orinoco to the Amazon Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Guiana Guiana … Catholic encyclopedia
List of birds of French Guiana — This is a list of the bird species recorded in French Guiana. The avifauna of French Guiana includes a total of 750 species, of which 4 are endemic, 2 have been introduced by humans, and 156 are rare or accidental.This list s taxonomic treatment… … Wikipedia
British Guiana — Infobox Former Country native name = conventional long name = British Guiana common name = Guiana continent = South America empire = United Kingdom status = Colony era = New Imperialism year start = 1814 year end = 1966 date start = August 13… … Wikipedia
Amazon Basin — The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The basin is located mainly (54%) in Brazil, but also stretches into Peru and several other countries. The South American rain forest of the Amazon is… … Wikipedia
Maracaibo Basin — The Maracaibo Basin in Western Venezuela is a prolific, oil producing sedimentary basin. The basin is bounded on the north by the Oca Fault which separates it from the Caribbean Sea. The remaining sides of the basin are bounded by a branching in… … Wikipedia
List of Oceanic basins — The following is a list of oceanic basins:*Aleutian Basin *Agulhus Basin *Amerasian Basin, Arctic Ocean *Angola Basin *Arabian Basin *Argentine Basin *Bauer Basin *Blake Basin, Atlantic Ocean *Brazil Basin * Canada Basin, Arctic Ocean *Canary… … Wikipedia
Antarctic Bottom Water — The Antarctic Bottom Water (AABW) is a type of water mass in the seas surrounding Antarctica with temperatures ranging from 0 to 0.8◦ C, salinities from 34.6 to 34.7 psu, and a density near 27.88Specify|date=August 2007. AABW is formed in the… … Wikipedia
Venezuela — Venezuelan, adj., n. /ven euh zway leuh, zwee /; Sp. /be ne swe lah/, n. a republic in N South America. 22,396,407; 352,143 sq. mi. (912,050 sq. km). Cap.: Caracas. * * * Venezuela Introduction Venezuela Background: Venezuela was one of the three … Universalium
South America — South American. a continent in the S part of the Western Hemisphere. 271,000,000; ab. 6,900,000 sq. mi. (17,871,000 sq. km). * * * Continent, Western Hemisphere. The world s fourth largest continent, it is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the… … Universalium
Orinoco River — Major river, South America. It rises on the western slopes of the Parima Mountains along the border between Venezuela and Brazil. It flows in a giant arc through Venezuela for about 1,700 mi (2,740 km) and enters the Atlantic Ocean near the… … Universalium
brazil — /breuh zil /, n. brazilwood. [1350 1400; ME brasile < ML < It < Sp brasil, deriv. of brasa live coal (the wood being red in color) < Gmc; see BRAISE] * * * Brazil Introduction Brazil Background: Following three centuries under the rule of… … Universalium