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Gabes (gulf) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 34 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 34.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 010 25 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 10.4167 decimal degrees |
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Note: Only part of the Mediterranean (besides Strait of Gibraltar & Gulf of Venice) with a significant tidal range which causes broad sandbanks to emerge at low tide; sponge & tuna fisheries are located at the chief ports of Sfax & Gabès. |
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| Gabès, Golfe de (preferred,C,V)
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| Golfe de Gabès (C,V,display)
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| Khalīj Qābis (C,V)
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| Gulf of Gabes (C,O)
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| Gabes (C,U,English-P)
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| גאבס (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Syrtis Minor (H,V)
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