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activity. By 2013, attacks in the waters had steadily declined due to private security and international navy patrols. India receives US$ 50 billion in imports – and sends US$ 60 billion in exports – through this area annually. To protect its trade and that of other countries, India keeps a
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Despite a lack of large-scale commercial fishing facilities, the coastline supports many isolated fishing towns and villages. The Gulf of Aden is richly supplied with fish, turtles, and lobsters. Local fishing takes place close to the shore; sardines, tuna, kingfish, and mackerel make up the bulk of
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were once common before being severely reduced by commercial hunts, including by mass illegal hunts by the Soviet Union and Japan in the 1960s and 1970s. The now critically endangered Arabian
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along the eastern Somali coast to as high as 37.3 ‰ in the gulf's center, while its oxygen content at the same depth is typically between 4.0 and 5.0 mg/L.
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Report on Cruise No. 3 of R/V "Dr. Fridtjof Nansen" - Indian Ocean Fishery and Development Programme - Pelagic Fish Assessment Survey North Arabian Sea
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by humans in the past. However, environmental groups fear that the lack of a coordinated effort to control pollution may jeopardize the gulf's
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The temperature of the Gulf of Aden varies between 15 °C (59 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F), depending on the season and the
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Anderson, R. C.; Clark, R.; Madsen, P. T.; Johnson, C.; Kiszka, J.; Breysse, O. (2006). "Observations of Longman's Beaked Whale (
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in the Indian Ocean, with 21,000 ships crossing the gulf annually. This route is often used for the delivery of
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was closed, but it was revitalized when the canal was reopened in 1975, after being deepened and widened by the
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were once seen here in large numbers, but only a few large whales still appear in the gulf waters, including
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Identifiants et Référentiels Sudoc Pour L'Enseignement Supérieur et la Recherche - Abū al-Fidā (1273-1331)
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lies along the middle of the gulf, and tectonic activity at the ridge is causing the gulf to
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also referred to the Gulf of Aden as the Gulf of Berbera in his 15th century magnum opus
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The ancient Greeks regarded the gulf as one of the most important parts of the "
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routes and their associated kingdoms began to collapse, leading to a rise in
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presence in the Gulf. The importance of the Gulf of Aden declined while the
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was in both regional and international trade during the medieval period.
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Arabic External Sources for the History of Africa to the South of Sahara
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The Book of the Benefits of the Principles and Foundations of Seamanship
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After the collapse of the Roman economy, direct trade ceased but the
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Space Station photograph of the Gulf of Aden and the Horn of Africa
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A geologically young body of water, the Gulf of Aden has a unique
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The Gulf of Aden is a vital waterway for shipping, especially for
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viewed what is now called the Gulf of Aden as an extension of the
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Gulf between the Horn of Africa and Yemen in the Arabian Peninsula
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the annual catches. Crayfish and sharks are also fished locally.
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documents one Egyptian captain's experiences during this era.
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or to regional refineries. The main ports along the gulf are
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of the gulf at 10 metres (33 ft) depth varies from 35.3
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In the first decade of the 2000s, especially during the
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is part of the Gulf of Aden, forming its western end.
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to the south. In the northwest, it connects with the
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On the African side are the cities of 1649:Dugongs in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden 1587: 1323: 1246:Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography 623:International Hydrographic Organization 42:The Gulf of Aden, as viewed from space 4700: 1890: 1409: 1407: 1041:, and deep-sea toothed whales such as 440:The waterway is part of the important 4645:Portuguese-speaking African countries 3921: 3895: 3004: 1945: 1668:A Field Guide to the Mammals of Egypt 1338: 1156:. European Space Agency. 2005-03-01. 1092: 1176: 1174: 1148: 1146: 1604:from the original on 3 October 2012 1404: 1114: 924:in the east. It was not limited to 590: 526: 339: 13: 4728:Bodies of water of the Arabian Sea 1891:Pollak, Richard (April 22, 2009). 1884: 1679:American University in Cairo Press 1341:الفوائد في أصول علم البحر والقواعد 1213:"Aden, Gulf of | Encyclopedia.com" 14: 4774: 1918: 1808:from the original on 5 March 2016 1569:from the original on 26 July 2013 1171: 1143: 976:, the gulf evolved into a hub of 394:strait, and it connects with the 3874: 3873: 3861: 2985: 2975: 2720:Saint Francis Bay (Eastern Cape) 1971: 1924: 1860:) in the Western Indian Ocean". 1681:. 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4439: 4433: 4432: 4430: 4429: 4428: 4427: 4420:Cape Peninsula 4417: 4415:Okavango Delta 4412: 4407: 4405:Skeleton Coast 4402: 4397: 4392: 4387: 4382: 4377: 4372: 4367: 4362: 4357: 4352: 4351: 4350: 4345: 4334: 4332: 4326: 4325: 4323: 4322: 4320:Western Sahara 4317: 4312: 4311: 4310: 4305: 4300: 4295: 4293:Nuba Mountains 4290: 4285: 4280: 4275: 4270: 4265: 4260: 4255: 4245: 4244: 4243: 4238: 4233: 4228: 4223: 4213: 4211:Eastern Desert 4207: 4205: 4199: 4198: 4196: 4195: 4190: 4189: 4188: 4183: 4182: 4181: 4176: 4166: 4161: 4159:Comoro Islands 4151: 4150: 4149: 4144: 4139: 4134: 4132:Hanish Islands 4129: 4124: 4119: 4117:Danakil Desert 4114: 4109: 4104: 4099: 4092:Horn of Africa 4089: 4084: 4079: 4074: 4073: 4072: 4067: 4062: 4057: 4052: 4047: 4042: 4037: 4035:Albertine Rift 4026: 4024: 4018: 4017: 4015: 4014: 4012:Ennedi Plateau 4009: 4004: 3999: 3994: 3989: 3984: 3979: 3974: 3973: 3972: 3962: 3957: 3952: 3951: 3950: 3948:Gulf of Guinea 3939: 3937: 3931: 3930: 3919: 3918: 3911: 3904: 3896: 3887: 3886: 3884: 3883: 3871: 3856: 3853: 3852: 3850: 3849: 3844: 3839: 3833: 3831: 3827: 3826: 3824: 3823: 3818: 3813: 3808: 3802: 3800: 3794: 3793: 3791: 3790: 3785: 3780: 3775: 3770: 3765: 3760: 3755: 3750: 3745: 3740: 3738:Sea of Okhotsk 3735: 3730: 3725: 3720: 3718:Philippine Sea 3715: 3710: 3705: 3700: 3695: 3690: 3685: 3683:Gulf of Tonkin 3680: 3675: 3673:Gulf of Panama 3670: 3665: 3660: 3655: 3653:Gulf of Anadyr 3650: 3648:Gulf of Alaska 3645: 3643:East China Sea 3640: 3635: 3630: 3625: 3620: 3615: 3610: 3605: 3600: 3595: 3590: 3584: 3582: 3576: 3575: 3573: 3572: 3567: 3562: 3557: 3552: 3547: 3542: 3537: 3532: 3527: 3522: 3517: 3512: 3507: 3502: 3497: 3491: 3489: 3483: 3482: 3480: 3479: 3474: 3472:Tyrrhenian Sea 3469: 3464: 3462:Sea of Marmara 3459: 3454: 3449: 3444: 3439: 3434: 3429: 3424: 3419: 3414: 3409: 3404: 3399: 3394: 3389: 3384: 3379: 3374: 3369: 3364: 3359: 3354: 3352:Gulf of Mexico 3349: 3344: 3339: 3337:Gulf of Guinea 3334: 3329: 3324: 3319: 3314: 3309: 3304: 3299: 3294: 3289: 3284: 3279: 3277:Bay of Bothnia 3274: 3269: 3264: 3259: 3254: 3249: 3244: 3239: 3234: 3229: 3223: 3221: 3219:Atlantic Ocean 3215: 3214: 3212: 3211: 3206: 3201: 3196: 3191: 3186: 3181: 3176: 3171: 3166: 3161: 3156: 3151: 3146: 3141: 3135: 3133: 3127: 3126: 3124: 3123: 3118: 3113: 3108: 3103: 3098: 3093: 3088: 3083: 3078: 3073: 3071:Cosmonauts Sea 3068: 3063: 3058: 3052: 3050: 3044: 3043: 3028: 3027: 3020: 3013: 3005: 2996: 2995: 2973: 2970: 2969: 2967: 2966: 2961: 2959:Erythraean Sea 2956: 2954:Aethiopian Sea 2950: 2948: 2942: 2941: 2939: 2938: 2933: 2928: 2923: 2918: 2913: 2911:Shubuk Channel 2908: 2903: 2898: 2893: 2888: 2883: 2878: 2873: 2868: 2863: 2858: 2853: 2847: 2845: 2841: 2840: 2838: 2837: 2832: 2827: 2822: 2817: 2812: 2807: 2802: 2797: 2792: 2787: 2782: 2777: 2772: 2767: 2762: 2757: 2752: 2747: 2742: 2737: 2732: 2727: 2722: 2717: 2712: 2707: 2702: 2697: 2695:Río de Oro Bay 2692: 2687: 2682: 2677: 2672: 2667: 2662: 2657: 2652: 2647: 2642: 2637: 2632: 2627: 2622: 2617: 2612: 2607: 2602: 2597: 2592: 2587: 2582: 2577: 2572: 2567: 2562: 2557: 2552: 2547: 2542: 2537: 2532: 2527: 2522: 2517: 2515:Hottentotsbaai 2512: 2507: 2502: 2497: 2492: 2487: 2482: 2477: 2472: 2467: 2462: 2457: 2452: 2450:Gulf of Guinea 2447: 2442: 2437: 2432: 2427: 2422: 2417: 2412: 2407: 2402: 2397: 2392: 2387: 2382: 2377: 2372: 2367: 2362: 2357: 2352: 2347: 2342: 2337: 2332: 2330:Dalwakteah Bay 2327: 2322: 2317: 2315:Conception Bay 2312: 2307: 2302: 2297: 2295:Cape Negro Bay 2292: 2290:Cape Cross Bay 2287: 2282: 2277: 2272: 2267: 2262: 2257: 2255:Bight of Benin 2252: 2247: 2242: 2237: 2235:Bay of Tangier 2232: 2227: 2222: 2220:Bay of Hawakil 2217: 2212: 2207: 2202: 2197: 2192: 2187: 2182: 2177: 2172: 2167: 2162: 2157: 2155:Baía do Govuro 2152: 2147: 2142: 2140:Baía do Ambriz 2137: 2135:Baía de Tombua 2132: 2127: 2122: 2117: 2115:Baía de Namibe 2112: 2107: 2102: 2097: 2092: 2087: 2082: 2077: 2072: 2067: 2065:Ana Chaves Bay 2062: 2057: 2052: 2047: 2045:Al Hoceima Bay 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The 1659: 1640: 1615: 1580: 1549: 1520: 1491: 1462: 1433: 1403: 1371: 1346: 1331: 1316: 1295: 1266: 1241:Smith, William 1233: 1204: 1170: 1142: 1113: 1104: 1098:Michael Hodd, 1090: 1089: 1087: 1084: 1083: 1082: 1077: 1071: 1070: 1054: 1051: 1035:Bryde's whales 986: 983: 974:war in Somalia 805: 802: 799: 798: 793: 788: 784: 783: 780: 765: 761: 760: 757: 742: 738: 737: 734: 719: 715: 714: 711: 708: 695: 692: 673: 670: 669: 668: 667: 666: 656: 655: 654: 653: 651:Cape Guardafui 641: 640: 639: 638: 618: 615: 613: 610: 567:Ἐρυθρὰ Θάλασσα 558:Erythraean Sea 554:ancient Greeks 528: 525: 419:Erythraean Sea 326: 325: 256: 252: 251: 248: 244: 243: 240: 236: 235: 232: 231: 228: 224: 223: 220: 216: 215: 212: 208: 207: 204: 203: 201: 200: 176: 175: 174: 172: 171: 158: 145: 128: 127: 126: 124: 117: 116: 111: 105: 104: 72: 66: 65: 56: 52: 51: 41: 33: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4775: 4764: 4761: 4759: 4756: 4754: 4751: 4749: 4746: 4744: 4741: 4739: 4736: 4734: 4731: 4729: 4726: 4724: 4721: 4719: 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4304: 4301: 4299: 4296: 4294: 4291: 4289: 4286: 4284: 4281: 4279: 4276: 4274: 4271: 4269: 4266: 4264: 4261: 4259: 4256: 4254: 4251: 4250: 4249: 4246: 4242: 4239: 4237: 4236:Gibraltar Arc 4234: 4232: 4231:Barbary Coast 4229: 4227: 4224: 4222: 4221:Ancient Libya 4219: 4218: 4217: 4214: 4212: 4209: 4208: 4206: 4204: 4200: 4194: 4193:Swahili coast 4191: 4187: 4184: 4180: 4177: 4175: 4172: 4171: 4170: 4167: 4165: 4162: 4160: 4157: 4156: 4155: 4152: 4148: 4145: 4143: 4140: 4138: 4135: 4133: 4130: 4128: 4125: 4123: 4120: 4118: 4115: 4113: 4110: 4108: 4105: 4103: 4100: 4098: 4097:Afar Triangle 4095: 4094: 4093: 4090: 4088: 4085: 4083: 4080: 4078: 4075: 4071: 4068: 4066: 4063: 4061: 4058: 4056: 4053: 4051: 4048: 4046: 4043: 4041: 4038: 4036: 4033: 4032: 4031: 4028: 4027: 4025: 4023: 4019: 4013: 4010: 4008: 4005: 4003: 4000: 3998: 3995: 3993: 3990: 3988: 3985: 3983: 3980: 3978: 3975: 3971: 3968: 3967: 3966: 3963: 3961: 3958: 3956: 3953: 3949: 3946: 3945: 3944: 3943:Guinea region 3941: 3940: 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3516: 3513: 3511: 3508: 3506: 3505:Bay of Bengal 3503: 3501: 3498: 3496: 3493: 3492: 3490: 3488: 3484: 3478: 3475: 3473: 3470: 3468: 3465: 3463: 3460: 3458: 3455: 3453: 3450: 3448: 3445: 3443: 3440: 3438: 3435: 3433: 3432:Norwegian Sea 3430: 3428: 3425: 3423: 3420: 3418: 3415: 3413: 3410: 3408: 3405: 3403: 3402:Levantine Sea 3400: 3398: 3395: 3393: 3390: 3388: 3385: 3383: 3380: 3378: 3375: 3373: 3370: 3368: 3365: 3363: 3360: 3358: 3357:Gulf of Sidra 3355: 3353: 3350: 3348: 3347:Gulf of Maine 3345: 3343: 3340: 3338: 3335: 3333: 3330: 3328: 3325: 3323: 3322:Greenland Sea 3320: 3318: 3315: 3313: 3310: 3308: 3305: 3303: 3302:Caribbean Sea 3300: 3298: 3295: 3293: 3290: 3288: 3285: 3283: 3280: 3278: 3275: 3273: 3272:Bay of Biscay 3270: 3268: 3265: 3263: 3260: 3258: 3255: 3253: 3252:Argentine Sea 3250: 3248: 3245: 3243: 3240: 3238: 3235: 3233: 3230: 3228: 3225: 3224: 3222: 3220: 3216: 3210: 3207: 3205: 3202: 3200: 3197: 3195: 3192: 3190: 3187: 3185: 3182: 3180: 3177: 3175: 3172: 3170: 3167: 3165: 3164:Greenland Sea 3162: 3160: 3157: 3155: 3152: 3150: 3147: 3145: 3142: 3140: 3139:Amundsen Gulf 3137: 3136: 3134: 3132: 3128: 3122: 3119: 3117: 3114: 3112: 3109: 3107: 3104: 3102: 3099: 3097: 3094: 3092: 3089: 3087: 3084: 3082: 3081:D'Urville Sea 3079: 3077: 3074: 3072: 3069: 3067: 3064: 3062: 3059: 3057: 3054: 3053: 3051: 3049: 3045: 3041: 3037: 3033: 3026: 3021: 3019: 3014: 3012: 3007: 3006: 3003: 2993: 2988: 2983: 2971: 2965: 2962: 2960: 2957: 2955: 2952: 2951: 2949: 2943: 2937: 2934: 2932: 2931:Tigres Strait 2929: 2927: 2924: 2922: 2919: 2917: 2914: 2912: 2909: 2907: 2906:Pemba Channel 2904: 2902: 2899: 2897: 2894: 2892: 2891:Mafia Channel 2889: 2887: 2884: 2882: 2881:Canal do Meio 2879: 2877: 2874: 2872: 2871:Canal de Caió 2869: 2867: 2864: 2862: 2859: 2857: 2854: 2852: 2851:Bab-el-Mandeb 2849: 2848: 2846: 2842: 2836: 2833: 2831: 2828: 2826: 2823: 2821: 2818: 2816: 2813: 2811: 2808: 2806: 2803: 2801: 2798: 2796: 2793: 2791: 2788: 2786: 2783: 2781: 2778: 2776: 2773: 2771: 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West Asia
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Type
Gulf
Basin
Djibouti
Somalia
Yemen
de facto
Somaliland
Aden
Zinjibar
Shuqrah
Ahwar
Balhaf
Mukalla
Ash-Shihr
al-Hami
Hadibu
Qulensya
Berbera
Bulhar
Maydh
Djibouti
Zeila
Las Khorey
Bosaso

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