Commander Basin — Aleutian Basin features. The Commander Basin (alternately Komandorsky Basin) is located between the Shirshov Ridge and the Kamchatka Peninsula. Its southern boundary is the Aleutian arc (see figure) and occupies the western part of the Bering Sea … Wikipedia
Central Pacific Basin — ▪ basin, Pacific Ocean major submarine basin of the central part of the north Pacific Ocean, between the Line Islands to the east and the Marshall Islands to the west. It occupies a large area of the north Pacific and extends westward to a… … Universalium
Northern Basin and Range ecoregion — This article is about the ecoregion designated by the EPA. For the associated geographical feature, see Great Basin. Level III ecoregions in the Pacific Northwest. The Northern Basin and Range (80) borders the Sierra Nevada (5), Eastern Cascades… … Wikipedia
North Pacific right whale — North Pacific right whale[1] Si … Wikipedia
Bering Sea — The Bering (or ImarpikFact|date=April 2008) Sea is a body of water in the Pacific Ocean that comprises a deep water basin (the Aleutian Basin) which rises through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental shelves.The Bering… … Wikipedia
Bering Sea and Strait — ▪ sea, Pacific Ocean Introduction Russian Beringovo More and Proliv Beringa, northernmost part of the Pacific Ocean, separating the continents of Asia and North America. To the north the Bering Sea connects with the Arctic Ocean through the … Universalium
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
North Pacific Right Whale — Taxobox name = North Pacific Right WhaleMSW3 Cetacea | id = 14300009] status = EN status system = iucn3.1 status ref =IUCN2008|assessors=Reilly, S.B., Bannister, J.L., Best, P.B., Brown, M., Brownell Jr., R.L., Butterworth, D.S., Clapham, P.J.,… … Wikipedia
Offshore oil and gas in the United States — provides a large portion of the nation’s oil and gas supply. Large oil and gas reservoirs are found in the sea nearby Louisiana, Texas, California, and Alaska. Environmental concerns have prevented or restricted offshore drilling in some areas,… … Wikipedia
Bering Canyon — The Bering Canyon is the longest of the Bering Sea canyons; it extends about 400 km across the Bering shelf and slope. It is confined at its eastern edge by the Aleutian Islands. The width of the canyon at the shelf break is about 65 km, only… … Wikipedia
