- offshore features
- элементы гидрографии открытого моря
English-Russian cartography dictionary. 2013.
English-Russian cartography dictionary. 2013.
Offshore Power Systems — (OPS) was a 1970 joint venture between Westinghouse Electric Company, which constructed nuclear generating plants, and Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock, which had recently merged with Tenneco, to create floating nuclear power plants at… … Wikipedia
Offshore company — The term offshore company is ambiguous. It may refer to either: A company which is incorporated outside the jurisdiction of its primary operations regardless of whether that jurisdiction is an offshore financial centre (sometimes known as a non… … Wikipedia
Offshore Mutual Fund — A mutual fund that is based in an offshore jurisdiction, which is generally considered to be outside the United States. The term is often used, perhaps incorrectly, to describe a fund that is not in a high tax country. Always be careful when… … Investment dictionary
offshore — holds different meanings in different contexts: geomorphology features found on the seaward side of the wave breakpoint. meteorology wind moving from the land to the sea … Geography glossary
Coastal and offshore rowing — Not to be confused with Ocean rowing which involves crossing entire oceans. A Cornish pilot gig, a six crew boat returning from a race at Falmouth in Cornwall. Coastal and offshore rowing is a type of rowing performed at sea. Due to the harsher… … Wikipedia
International Offshore Rule — The International Offshore Rule (IOR) was a measurement rule for racing sailboats. The IOR evolved from the Cruising Club of America (CCA) rule for racer/cruisers and the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) rule. The IOR was superseded (in the early… … Wikipedia
Geology of Taiwan — Taiwan is active geologically, showing plate boundary tectonics. The island formed at the junction of the Luzon Volcanic Arc (吕宋岛火山弧) and the Ryukyu Volcanic Arc (琉球火山弧). Subduction changes direction at Taiwan. South of the island, the Philippine … Wikipedia
North West Australia — The official regions of Western Australia: the Kimberley is in red, the Pilbara in orange and the Gascoyne is an ochre/burnt sienna colour. The terms North West Australia, The North West and North Western Australia have been used as a regular… … Wikipedia
Coastal landforms of Ireland — Ireland is an island surrounded by water,[1] with a 7,500 kilometre coastline.[2] This list catalogues about 400 of the coastal landforms of the island including bays, estuaries, harbours, headlands, and many others.[3][4][5] Most offshore… … Wikipedia
Wind turbine — Offshore wind farm using 5MW turbines REpower 5M in the North Sea off Belgium This article discusses wind powered electrical generators. See windmill for wind powered machinery used to grind grain or pump water. A wind turbine is a device that… … Wikipedia
Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… … Universalium