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Sentence Examples He also learnt about cartographic techniques, that is the ability to go and chart coasts of new lands. Hours before the worst of Hurricane Rita ravages the Texas and Louisiana coasts, water overwhelms or overtops a newly patched levee. They have a widespread range and can be found on the coasts of six continents in the winter. The teammate then moves to the top of the circular banked track and coasts while he recovers for his next stint. In the U.S., 83 percent of us are squeezed into metro areas, and 54 percent live on the coasts. Cook charted the coasts and seaways of Canada, the St Lawrence Channel and the coasts of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Between 1993 and 2002, seismometers detected 120 subglacial quakes along the east and west coasts of Greenland, 6 in Antarctica, and 1 in Alaska. So, putting off the idea of moving to the sunny coasts of Portugal and living in a villa, he threw himself back into the deep, crisp snowdrifts. Their fleets of ships fought and won battles from the coasts of Kerry to Mizen's wild foreland, to the Mull of Kintyre. In 1971 the Icelandic government unilaterally declared that it was henceforth sovereign over the waters up to 50 nautical miles from its coasts. Growing to about 12 feet, bull sharks inhabit the east coasts of the Americas and are known to swim many miles up rivers. Indeed, tide mills, in use on the Spanish, French and British coasts, date back to the 11 th century. The Eurasian Wigeon is a regular winter visitor to Washington's coasts and western lowlands. If they lose an important staging post between the coasts it might cause the species some hardship. Each one has a responsibility for protecting our coasts, borders and harbors. Another 4000 km pipeline is being built to bring offshore gas from Hainan Island to the southern and eastern coasts. Other fish caught around the once heavily industrialised coasts of Scotland have been found to contain large quantities of heavy metals. This had been a lake with a strip of land connecting the Welsh and Wexford coasts in the south. It is why the pro-choice side is losing ground now outside its strongholds on the coasts. The Atlantic and Pacific coasts are being ostentatiously patrolled by large and reassuring Navy vessels. Show More Sentences The art of making these rafts was practised by most Aborigines in Australia from the rivers to the coasts. During migration and winter, they inhabit rocky coasts, reefs, jetties, and breakwaters. It now sells its products on both coasts and has a joint venture with a New York lamb wholesaler. The religious fundamentalists who exercise such influence in some US states view the East and West coasts as cesspits of vice. The artist's reemergence is also marked by recent gallery shows on both coasts. Because of the effect of wave refraction, the plan shape of crenulated coasts can attain an equilibrium state. They are often found in open areas with cliffs, and along rocky coasts and rivers. In November, away from our yards, along our coasts, only yellowlegs linger. The best known are the cockles of the Glamorgan sands and laver, edible seaweed that is gathered around the south and west coasts. During winter, these birds roost and forage on beaches, dunes, and sandy and muddy flats of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Some of the rustled cattle were being driven to the coasts for export to nearby islands. One or more gently sloping erosional terraces occupy the hinterlands of many rock coasts. As well as observing the transit of Venus at Tahiti, Cook charted the coasts of both the large islands of New Zealand and of eastern Australia. The warm sirocco wind blowing up from the Sahara can make diving conditions rough off southern coasts in spring and summer. This satellite image of a coccolithophore bloom off the coasts of Cornwall and Brittany was taken on Wednesday. The state watches impotently as its culture, beamed in from the coasts, becomes coarser and more offensive by the year. In Spain, we have lost thousands of pretty inland river coasts, which some years ago everyone could enjoy. He tackles the question of why settlements would only have been established on the coasts, with no inland traces of civilisation. To begin with, they had limited local knowledge of coasts, inlets, harbors, river systems, ports, tides, and water depth. Whites and some blacks have tended to leave high-immigration cities on the coasts for smaller interior cities in the West and South. Show More Sentences Along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America, both species feed exclusively on the phloem sap of cordgrass, Spartina alterniflora. He decided to publish a book of his various works after assembling a portfolio that spans several decades and several coasts. After thunderstorms on the Florida coasts beach combers find fulgurite in the sands. He coasts from near-disaster to near-failure, until finally he is taken as hostage by cyborgs. Today, the Gullahs and Geechees tend to live along the coasts of South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. The idea that liberalism is something confined to a few deadheads on the coasts is a shibboleth. One coasts past the 'ghost bike' memorials, fallen soldiers in the silent war between the car drivers and the meek and environmentally conscious. Certainly an impact in the North Sea would deluge all of the coasts in all directions. On the populous coasts of Sri Lanka and India nobody was aware of the awesome destructive power racing towards them. On islands off of the coasts of Peru and Chile, penguin eggs and guano are collected for local use. You know, most people are living especially on the coasts, between distraction and frenzy. Nocturnal migrants following coasts and diurnally mobile individuals may also be channeled into those peninsular areas. It grows on upper shores or in wet hollows in sand dunes, on the West coasts of Wales and southern England. This erne is common in North America, both by the coasts and by inland lakes, and also occurs in Northern Europe. It extends to any kind of ecosystem, such as coasts, forests, plains and islands. High-performance tactical aircraft or drones would cross the demilitarized zone and North Korean coasts and penetrate up to fifty miles inland. They nest in colonies in scree slopes along ice-free Antarctic and sub-Antarctic coasts, where they lay a single egg in a natural cavity. The Big River tribe from the midlands was regularly seen on the northern, southern and eastern coasts of the island. High peat cliffs on the coasts of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are clear examples of coastal wetland loss by transgressing sea levels. In the afternoon, he coasts down the hill on his bicycle to a quaint village, stops at a Peet's coffee shop for a latte or Chai tea, and pumps back up the hill. Show More Sentences The vehicle coasts, slowed only by tire and wind resistance. Urban economists, particularly those on the self-satisfied coasts, tend to envision utter hopelessness for the region. Today, two upstarts on opposite coasts are attacking the duopoly with tech-influenced business models. Perhaps because of their preference for rocky shores, marine otters have never been found along the sandy beaches of the Atlantic Patagonian coasts. Mangroves buffer mainland areas from the strong storms that routinely hit tropical coasts and are natural protection areas for sea life and birds. Still others assert that Norwegian Vikings, who wreaked havoc on the coasts of Europe and beyond from the 8th to the 10th centuries, kept forest cats as mousers and pets. Forecasters are predicting no end to deep winter misery with increasingly blustery weather over the next three days and gales reaching hurricane force along exposed coasts. Green Sea Turtles enjoy warm, tropical and subtropical, shallow water near continental coasts and around islands where the sea grass is plentiful. Are you one of those divers who assumes that most of the fish off our coasts are wrasse, unless they have both eyes on one side, in which case they're called flatties? Fortunately, more ships than today sailed along the USA's coasts in the 19th century and their captains generally had barometers and an eye for weather. Mangrove forests function to protect coasts from storms, erosion and abrasion, as well as providing habitat for various animals especially fish and bird species. In 1821 Captain Philip P. King visited Stanley Island as he sailed north, charting the coasts for the British Navy in the interests of colonial power. From Gotland and south-east Sweden came the Geats, Norwegians, Franks from northern France and central Germany, Wends from the southern Baltic coasts, and many others. Conditions are particularly suited to such cyclogenesis in winter off the east coasts of Asia and North America where horizontal temperature gradients are greatest. The largest gun-rights expansion efforts were concentrated in the South, while the coasts passed stronger gun control laws. The persistent dry conditions in the northern provinces and along the south and east coasts led to numerous fires in which thousands of hectares of veld burned. The only new films on the coasts today are art house flicks. A ballistic missile is accelerated by rocket propulsion and guided by internal controls, though once its fuel is spent it then coasts to its target. Much of it is still largely untouched bush, rivers and wild coasts. These figures for the most part do not include freshwater wetlands along the shores of lakes, banks of rivers, in estuaries and along the marine coasts. Show More Sentences The marine red alga Chondrus crispus is an abundant species along the coasts of the North Atlantic and inhabits the intertidal and upper sublittoral zones of rocky shorelines. Coral fish such as groupers and wrasses have all but vanished from some waters, especially off the coasts of Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. You go out diving and swim through a kelp forest, which is the sort of thing you associate with temperate coasts, and then you're suddenly in a coral bed. What are the economic factors in play when you siphon off access to the coasts? People must learn to coexist with our coasts, live in practical areas, and, where feasible, build the necessary defenses to stormproof our society. The French benefited considerably from an alliance with the Castilians which gave them supremacy at sea, enabling them to harass the English coasts. Linear, prograding coasts are the consequence of a substantial supply of sediment derived by transport along the coast by longshore drift and coastal currents. Considered a delicacy and served in restaurants, diamondback terrapins were heavily harvested along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts through most of the past century. Yet the change is not happening evenly and is much more apparent and much more rapid in cities, especially in metropolitan areas and on the two coasts. These trees would live in myriad habitats from soggy coasts to the driest deserts, deep valleys to the shoulders of alpine peaks, backyards to the back of beyond. Expanding commerce during Mughal rule gave rise to new Indian commercial and political elites along the coasts of southern and eastern India. This section includes the entire coast of Sussex and the south and east coasts of Kent. Red deer are common on the hills and the grey seal and common seal are present around the coasts of Scotland. Some of them resulted in permanent loss of large areas of land from the Danish, German, and Dutch coasts. Vikings made the islands the headquarters of their pirate expeditions carried out against Norway and the coasts of mainland Scotland. The Weichsel glaciation covered all of Denmark most of the time, except the western coasts of Jutland. Between 1482 and 1485, Columbus traded along the coasts of West Africa, reaching the Portuguese trading post of Elmina at the Guinea coast. He spent two months exploring the coasts of Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, before arriving in Almirante Bay in Panama on 16 October. Waterborne plastic poses a serious threat to fish, seabirds, marine reptiles, and marine mammals, as well as to boats and coasts. Wild fisheries exist primarily in the oceans, and particularly around coasts and continental shelves. Show More Sentences The Arctic cod is widely distributed in the western part of the Arctic basin and the northwest and northeast coasts of Greenland. The Irish Sea has coasts on the Republic of Ireland, all four constituent countries of the United Kingdom, and the Isle of Man. Fisheries for this species exist off the West African coast, in the Mediterranean Sea, and along the coasts of Venezuela and Brazil. Recent widespread shellfish kills near the coasts of Oregon and Washington are also blamed on cyclic dead zone ecology. The Scottish primrose is found only on the coasts of Orkney and nearby Caithness and Sutherland. To the west the coasts of Illyria, Sicily and Southern Italy were settled, followed by Southern France, Corsica, and even northeastern Spain. The campsite is located close to the north end of the island overlooking both coasts. These climates usually occur on the eastern coasts and eastern sides of continents, usually in the high 20s and 30s latitudes. The northern coasts and waters of Australia were visited sporadically by fishermen from Maritime Southeast Asia. Germany is famous for its traditional seaside resorts on the Baltic Sea and the North Sea coasts, mainly established in the 19th century. Vikings then used the islands as a base for pirate expeditions to Norway and the coasts of mainland Scotland. In the modern era, hundreds of seaside resorts now string the Gulf, Atlantic, and Pacific coasts of the United States. The eastern, southern and western coasts of the peninsula are lined with numerous sandy beaches both wide and small, separated by steep cliffs. The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia. On the Adriatic Sea's coasts and islands, there are numerous small settlements, and a number of larger cities. There are 45 known subspecies endemic to the Adriatic's coasts and islands. The biodiversity of the Adriatic is relatively high, and several marine protected areas have been established by countries along its coasts. In the Early Middle Ages, after the Roman Empire's decline, the Adriatic's coasts were ruled by Ostrogoths, Lombards and the Byzantine Empire. For example, the Mediterranean Sea was known to the Romans as the inner sea because the Roman empire spread around its coasts. Mela's descriptive method follows ocean coasts, in the manner of a periplus, probably because it was derived from the accounts of navigators. Show More Sentences True lowland is confined to a few narrow coastal strips along the Aegean, Mediterranean, and Black Sea coasts. The south and west coasts enjoy a typical Mediterranean climate, with mild rainy winters, and warm dry summers. The Black Sea and Marmara coasts have a temperate oceanic climate, with cool foggy summers and much rainfall throughout the year. Nicephorus ravaged the coasts with a fleet, initiating the only instance of war between the Byzantines and the Franks. In 832, a Viking fleet of about 120 ships under Turgesius invaded kingdoms on Ireland's northern and eastern coasts. It is also prominent on the Baltic and North Sea coasts, but decreases further south. In particular, the lack of help in defense led to constant raids by marauding pirates along the Icelandic coasts. On the coasts of Asia, the ethnic groups have adopted various methods of harvest and transport. Long stretches of the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish coasts were almost completely abandoned by their inhabitants. The East India Company secured the sea routes between Kuwait, India and the east coasts of Africa. The state's coasts, rivers, and other bodies of water are regulated by the California Coastal Commission. Diogo's map delineates very precisely the coasts of Central and South America. One, Zheng He, led seven enormous voyages of exploration into the Indian Ocean as far as Arabia and the eastern coasts of Africa. It contributes to the tourism sector owing to its clear shallow waters along the coasts in the southern region and the Kra Isthmus. It is also known that Chinese trade ships traveling to Japan set sail from the various ports along the coasts of Zhejiang and Fujian provinces. These charts, actually rough maps, were based on accounts by medieval Europeans who sailed the Mediterranean and Black Sea coasts. In 1341, he participated in an attack on Ceuta, considered a nest of Moroccan pirates who regularly attacked the coasts of Algarve. Long stretches of the Spanish and Italian coasts were almost completely abandoned by their inhabitants, because of frequent pirate attacks. From 30 BC to 117 AD the Roman Empire came to surround the Mediterranean by controlling most of its coasts. The coasts of the Mediterranean are very accurate and every major island and land mass is depicted. Show More Sentences From 1763 to 1767 James Cook made a detailed survey of the coasts of Newfoundland and southern Labrador while commander of the HMS Grenville. Upon reaching San Juan River they separated, Pizarro staying to explore the swampy coasts and Almagro sent back for reinforcements. It patrolled the whole of the Mediterranean, parts of the North Atlantic coasts, and the Black Sea. The coasts of La Plata are the most densely populated areas of Argentina and Uruguay. In 1499, he served as the chief pilot in the expedition of Alonso de Ojeda to the coasts of South America. In 1509, he began what would be his last expedition, again with Ojeda, to take possession of the coasts of modern Colombia. Most rice fields are located on the northern coasts of the island, in the districts of Namlea, Waeapo and Air Buaya. The desire to establish such a route motivated much of the European exploration of both coasts of North America and in Russia. By 1571, a string of naval outposts connected Lisbon to Nagasaki along the coasts of Africa, the Middle East, India and South Asia. Iran consists of the Iranian Plateau, with the exception of the coasts of the Caspian Sea and Khuzestan. Its crews teams explored the coasts of Ireland and Scotland and circumnvigated Britain. If the Portuguese did in fact map the northern, western and eastern coasts, this information was hidden from general knowledge. The only known calving area for the northern right whale is off the coasts of Florida and Georgia. New cities arose near the Caribbean and Gulf coasts, and new trade networks were formed. These paintings focus on the mountains, valles, coasts, volcanos and other natural phenomena in the state. Mangrove swamps occur along parts of both coasts, with banana plantations occupying deltas near Costa Rica. Drake explored the coasts around his port by ship for some time as well as the surrounding land on foot. Northwestern coasts are tall and rocky but the slope is much weaker at the southeastern side. Some merchants exploited the vast amounts of timber along the coasts and rivers of northern New England. High winds are especially likely on the exposed coasts of Trotternish and Waternish. Show More Sentences Disease engulfed many, and insufficient food damaged those who made it to the coasts. The Inuit continue to fish and hunt whale and seal in the harsh Arctic climate along the coasts of Hudson and Ungava Bay. The brown tree snake is native to northern and eastern coasts of Australia, Papua New Guinea, Guam and the Solomon Islands. However, European traders brought Lutheranism to Africa beginning in the 17th century as they settled along the coasts. It gained fishing rights off Canadian coasts, and agreed to allow British merchants and Loyalists to try to recover their property. It is therefore likely that Scandinavian hegemony was already significant on the western coasts of Scotland by then. Areas of sand dunes exist on coasts surrounding Barrow, particularly at Roanhead and North Walney. Cliffs are common on coasts, in mountainous areas, escarpments and along rivers. In Central America, English based creoles are spoken in on the Caribbean coasts of Nicaragua and Panama. The Netherlands and other European powers accepted the settlement, not wanting both coasts of the Sound controlled by Denmark. It is present all year in the milder climates of Ireland and the United Kingdom and its adjacent European coasts. It is partially resident, but many birds migrate further south, or move to the coasts. I made a little voyage round the lake, and touched on the several towns that lie on its coasts. Since sea levels were low due to so much water tied up in glaciers, such marshlands would have occurred all along the southern coasts of Eurasia. Sandpipers, plovers, and yellowlegs hug the coasts or seek protected marshes as they traverse the Florida peninsula. The Kentish Plover called Naqdah locally, breeds on sandy coasts and brackish inland lakes, and is uncommon on fresh water. Monasteries were targeted in the eighth and ninth centuries by Vikings who invaded the coasts of northern Europe. Kannan and his colleagues took tissue samples from bottle-nosed dolphins that had died along the Florida coasts. Megalithic tombs are found from the Mediterranean Sea, Baltic Sea and North Sea coasts south to Spain and Portugal. Gannets are colonial breeders on islands and coasts, normally laying one chalky, blue egg. Show More Sentences At least 21 species of shark can be found off the coasts of Britain, from the Small-spotted Catshark to the large plankton eating Basking Shark. Twites can form large flocks outside the breeding season, sometimes mixed with other finches on coasts and salt marshes. After breeding, all three puffin species winter at sea, usually far from coasts and often extending south of the breeding range. If trends continue, the Sunbelt will keep growing as the coasts decline. Gales on Saturday brought Leach's Petrels close inshore along north facing coasts, with a late Storm Petrel also off Rhos. Swiftlets live and raise their young in remote caves on islands along the coasts of Vietnam, Singapore, Burma, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. Robert Jordan pointed out that the Dalmation and Black Sea coasts are a forest of cranes and new building. The Democrats dominate the urbanized coasts and the industrial Midwest. The Great Black-backed Gull is a very large gull which breeds on the European and North American coasts and islands of the North Atlantic. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, the grey seal breeds in several colonies on and around the coasts. The key to his approach was finding halophyte plants that can be grown on seawater coasts. Porbeagles are not unknown in Scottish waters but are usually found in the south-west of Britain, off the Cornish and Welsh coasts. These areas are the west coasts of the islands of Hiiumaa and Saaremaa, and north-northwest coast of the Kurzeme Peninsula. Police are forming flying squads to smash the raves planned for the east and west coasts, and holiday villages in Kerry and Cork. At least one grey seal, probably escaped from captivity, has been observed in the Black Sea near the coasts of Ukraine. The eastern and western coasts of the North Sea are jagged, formed by glaciers during the ice ages. Further north, its distribution is very patchy, being confined to a few localities on the west coasts of Ireland and Wales. The pirates not only strangled shipping lanes but also plundered many cities on the coasts of Greece and Asia. In particular, in 1995, incendiary devices were discovered on the Scottish and Northern Irish coasts. The Shipping Forecast is a BBC Radio broadcast of weather reports and forecasts for the seas around the coasts of the British Isles. Show More Sentences With the information provided in the Shipping Forecast it is possible to compile a pressure chart for the coasts of northwestern Europe. The cliffed coasts are cut mostly in consolidated rock of somewhat uniform material, which usually results in straight coastlines. In the 20th century, the North Sea flood of 1953 flooded several nations' coasts and cost more than 2,000 lives. Other species, such as the California gull, nest and feed inland on lakes, and then move to the coasts in the winter. It winters farther south in temperate zones, on the coasts of Europe as far south as Morocco. Common seals, and harbour porpoises can be found along the coasts, at marine installations, and on islands. In their superior longships, they raided, traded, and established colonies and outposts on the sea's coasts. Sei whales have been recorded from northern Indian Ocean as well such as around Sri Lanka and Indian coasts. In Australia, two main migratory populations were identified, off the west and east coasts. In the mid 17th century the Dutch also explored the western Australian coasts, naming many places. Connections between these stocks and whales seen in the Sea of Okhotsk, on Kamchatka coasts and around the Commander Islands have been studied. It established trading posts, which in later centuries evolved into British India, on the coasts of what is now India and Bangladesh. Duned coasts appear where sand accumulates on a beach faster than the waves can move the material alongshore. Each summer, the same individuals appear off the coasts of British Columbia and Washington. Other than commercial hunts, killer whales were hunted along Japanese coasts out of public concern for potential conflicts with fisheries. One of the pair returned to the same coasts at the same time of the year in 2015 again. It is also unknown whether any winter breeding grounds ever existed beyond Chinese coasts. Since the mid 1990s, almost all the confirmed records of living animals in Asian waters were from Japanese coasts. The steamer provides pleasure trips between the Welsh and English coasts and to the islands of the channel. The high quality of the landscape of much of both coasts of the Bristol Channel means that they are popular destinations for walkers. Show More Sentences During this period, snow settled, on average, fewer than three days per year across the Isles of Scilly and on the coasts of Devon and Cornwall. Also the Phoenicians established colonies on the coasts of Sardinia and Sicily. But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod, and the coasts thereof. However, dense urban areas have emerged along the coasts and rivers, and they run almost contiguously into each other in places. Thus most settlements in Iceland and Greenland were on the west coasts of the islands, which were also warmer due to the Atlantic currents. As a result, many of these chiefs sought refuge elsewhere, and began harrying the coasts of the British Isles and Western Europe. The Atlantic has irregular coasts indented by numerous bays, gulfs, and seas. In 832, a Viking fleet of about 120 invaded kingdoms on Ireland's northern and eastern coasts. The first Viking raids began between 790 and 800 along the coasts of western France. The northern pirates were now swarming on every sea, and the coasts of Britain, Gaul, and Germany were all alike desolated by their harryings. There are many summer house residences and several marinas along the coasts. The Swedish coasts in Kattegat are rocky shores, like this one in Kullaberg. All the Danish coasts in Kattegat are sandy beaches with no exposed bedrock. Meltwater, adding to the ocean and land subsidence, drowned the former coasts of Europe transgressionally. A spit or sandspit is a deposition bar or beach landform off coasts or lake shores. It is also common near the southern Baltic and North Sea coasts, and then successively decreasing further to the south geographically. If the sea rises, many coasts that are developed with infrastructure along or close to the shoreline will be unable to accommodate erosion. In addition, more than 230 deaths occurred on water craft along Northern European coasts as well as on ships in deeper waters of the North Sea. By the end of the sixth century, larger kingdoms had become established on the south or east coasts. He sailed this for some years around the coasts of England, with the help of younger men. Show More Sentences Many species are found off the western coasts of Europe from Spain to Scotland, and in the Mediterranean and Baltic Seas. Other species move much shorter distances and may simply disperse along the coasts near their breeding sites. This human dispersal left abundant traces along the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean. From 1996 to 2006, five strandings and sightings were noted near the Spanish coasts in the Mediterranean Sea. It is still harvested around the coasts of Brittany in France and Bantry Bay, Ireland, and is a popular fertilizer for organic gardening. Currently, the alga is widespreaded from Norway to Portugal along Atlantic's coasts. In the United States, shellfish restoration projects have been conducted on the East, West and Gulf coasts. The islands are characterised by flat, arable land and sandy coasts, low elevation and a temperate climate. Defensive mines along coasts made it much more difficult for capital ships to get close enough to conduct coastal bombardment or support attacks. The Dorset culture was the first culture to extend throughout the Greenlandic coastal areas, both on the west and east coasts. The centre of the island is largely moorland covered with heather, and cultivation is confined to the coasts. The woodland at Carrick House attracts a variety of migrants and otters can be seen around the coasts. From the beginning of the ninth century, Norse raiders appeared on the coasts. But this has caused serious disturbance to marine habitats such as erosion and pollution in many places along the Mediterranean coasts. During World War I, mines were used extensively to defend coasts, coastal shipping, ports and naval bases around the globe. Because of this, many coasts are heavily populated and cities ring around the valleys surrounding volcanic peaks. Some young birds disperse long distances, especially on coasts, and mountain birds move to lower elevations in winter. In the 9th century, Vikings began raiding and founding settlements along Ireland's coasts and waterways, which became its first large towns. Maldivian ships used the Indian Monsoon Current to travel to the nearby coasts. Their hegemony along the coasts of Africa and Asia lasted until the mid 17th century. Show More Sentences The majority of scholars believe that the Anglii lived on the coasts of the Baltic Sea, probably in the southern part of the Jutish peninsula. The early Picts are associated with piracy and raiding along the coasts of Roman Britain. Vikings also attacked the coasts of North Africa and Italy and plundered all the coasts of the Baltic Sea. Mosses, lichens, and scanty bushes around the coasts serve as food to the deer and musk oxen, which in turn are hunted by the polar bear. The entire area of the Caribbean Sea, the numerous islands of the West Indies, and adjacent coasts, are collectively known as the Caribbean. It runs along the Caribbean coasts of Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Honduras. Evergreen bushes of Labrador tea, which is used to make herbal teas, are common in the area, both on the Greenland and Canadian coasts. As well as surveying coasts and ocean currents, Foster used a Kater invariable pendulum to make observations on gravity. In the 12th century the coasts of western Scandinavia were plundered by Curonians and Oeselians from the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. The coasts and surrounding islands are home to colonies of gannets, Manx shearwater, puffins, kittiwakes, shags and razorbills. Data from Maine and other North American coasts showed similar declines, although not as drastic. By the 1950s with increasing auto travel, more seaside resorts grew along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, while small, declining industrial ports were being rebuilt. The abundance of cliffed coasts around the world reflects the major changes that have taken place between relative levels of land and sea in recent geological times. From north east of England, the cliffs become lower and are composed of less resistant moraine, which erodes more easily, so that the coasts have more rounded contours. The Belgian, Dutch, German and Danish coasts are developed for tourism. The North Sea coasts are home to numerous canals and canal systems to facilitate traffic between and among rivers, artificial harbours, and the sea. The United States' southeast coast, especially the Virginia and North Carolina coasts, has a long history of shipwrecks due to its many shoals and reefs. From there, overland routes led to the Mediterranean coasts. Nearly at the same time, between 1499 and 1502 brothers Gaspar and Miguel Corte Real explored and named the coasts of Greenland and also Newfoundland. In the period between the 8th and 14th centuries, there was much piracy in the Baltic from the coasts of Pomerania and Prussia, and the Victual Brothers even held Gotland. Show More Sentences The Vandals conquered Sicily, and their fleet became a constant danger to Roman sea trade and to the coasts and islands of the western Mediterranean. By the end of the sixth century the leaders of these communities were styling themselves kings, with the majority of the larger kingdoms based on the south or east coasts. It is likely that they complemented agriculture with animal husbandry, but with nearby coasts and rivers it is also likely that they engaged in fishing and trading. Not only were their original Viking brethren still ravaging the English coasts, they occupied most of the important ports opposite England across the English Channel. Off the coasts of Scotland and Ireland the fleet ran into a series of powerful westerly winds, which drove many of the damaged ships further towards the lee shore. In total, it is estimated that the UK is made up of over one thousand small islands, the majority located off the north and west coasts of Scotland. As FitzRoy had intended, Darwin spent most of that time on land investigating geology and making natural history collections, while the Beagle surveyed and charted coasts. The Vikings explored the northern islands and coasts of the North Atlantic, ventured south to North Africa and east to Russia, Constantinople, and the Middle East. The region is bordered along the northern coasts by the English Channel. Fish, shellfish, seals, and whales were exploited along coasts and rivers. This includes not only those who died in battles but also those who died as a result of forced marches from inland areas to slave ports on the various coasts. Whales, dolphins, and otters are also seen around the coasts. According to the Orkneyinga Saga, Vikings then made the islands the headquarters of pirate expeditions carried out against Norway and the coasts of mainland Scotland. The constant raids on the local coasts hindered maritime traffic and in particular the safe transportation of goods and precious metals to Gaul and Rome. For example, warm currents traveling along more temperate coasts increase the temperature of the area by warming the sea breezes that blow over them. Geological surveys have suggested that it stretched from Britain's east coast to the Netherlands and the western coasts of Germany and the peninsula of Jutland. Common periwinkles are native to the northeastern coasts of the Atlantic Ocean, including northern Spain, France, England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Scandinavia, and Russia. Sheep are also reared, however, along the south and west coasts of Wales. Dunes occur, for example, in some deserts and along some coasts. This species is commonly found at quite high densities on sandy or muddy sea coasts and estuaries in northern Europe, the Mediterranean and West Africa. Find more words! 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