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Tarout Bay
Tarout Bay () is a body of water located west of the Persian Gulf. It is bordered to the west by Tarout Island and Qatif, to the north by Ras Tanura and Safwa, and to the south by Dammam and Saihat. Tarout Bay is characterized by its shallow depth and the presence of sandy and muddy areas. The location of the cities of Qatif and Dammam on the western and southern sides of the bay helps to block winds and air currents. Tarout Bay contains three islands: Halat Za'al, Tarout and Darin. These islands are notable for their exposed sandy shores, sandy and muddy plains, and the proliferation of mangrove trees, seagrass, and salt flats. The bay's waters are also home to shrimp and fish, which attract birds to the area. Geography Tarout Bay borders numerous cities and villages, whose lives have been intertwined with the bay, from Safwa, Al-Awamiya, Qatif, Anak, and Saihat to Dammam. Wildlife BirdLife International has described Tarout Bay as an important site for site for winterin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia. Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries by area, fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the List of countries and dependencies by area, 12th-largest in the world. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the south. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and Israel. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of Geography of Saudi Arabia, its terrain consists of Arabian Desert, arid desert, lowland, steppe, and List of mountains in Saudi Arabia, mountains. The capital and List of cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabkha
A sabkha () is a predominately coastal, supratidal mudflat or sandflat in which evaporite-saline minerals accumulate as the result of a semiarid to arid climate. Sabkhas are gradational between land and intertidal zone within restricted coastal plains just above normal high-tide level. Within a sabkha, evaporite-saline mineral sediments typically accumulate below the surface of mudflats or sandflats. Evaporite-saline minerals, tidal-flood, and aeolian deposits characterize many sabkhas found along modern coastlines. The accepted type locality for a sabkha is at the southern coast of the Persian Gulf, in the United Arab Emirates.Neuendorf, K.K.E., J.P. Mehl, Jr., and J.A. Jackson, eds. (2005) ''Glossary of Geology'' (5th ed.). Alexandria, Virginia, American Geological Institute. 779 pp. Tucker, M.E. and Wright, V.P., 2009. ''Carbonate sedimentology.'' John Wiley & Sons. and Warren, J.K., 2006. Evaporites: sediments, resources and hydrocarbons. Springer Science & Business Media ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islands Of Saudi Arabia
There are about 1300 islands within Saudi Arabia. 89% of these islands are located in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba, while the remaining 11% are in the Persian Gulf. The majority of these islands are located in Tabuk Province, Tabuk and Mecca Province, Mecca provinces. Only 4 of the 1,285 islands have an area of more than 50 km2, 18 have an area between 10 and 50 km2, 64 have an area between 1 and 10 km2, while the remaining islands all have an area of less than 1 km2. Only 6 out of the 1,285 islands—just 0.5%—are inhabited. The following is a list of major islands of both Saudi Arabia's Eastern and Western coasts: Lists of islands List of West coast islands This list contains all of Saudi Arabia's West coast islands that have an area of more than 1 km2: List of East coast islands This list contains the major islands of Saudi Arabia's East coast: References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
