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almost wiped them out sometime prior to the 1850s. The eastern population of this species are considered to be almost extinct, and there has been no record of right whales in the Bay of Biscay except for a pair in 1977 (possibly a mother and calf) at
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extend far into the bay, resulting in fairly shallow waters in many areas and thus the rough seas for which the region is known. Heavy storms occur in the bay, especially during the winter months. The Bay of Biscay is home to some of the
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Hatteras, the Gulf of Alaska, the English Channel, and the Bay of Biscay are some of the other areas where storms and current combine to produce abnormally high, steep waves.
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The Bay of Biscay has been the site of many famous naval engagements over the centuries. In 1592 the
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In late spring and early summer a large fog triangle fills the southwestern half of the bay, covering just a few kilometres inland.
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1328:"Estrategia marina. Demarcación marina Noratlántica. Parte I. Marco general evaluación inicial y buen estado ambiental"
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can be seen in this area. Most importantly, it is one of the few places in the world where the
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enters the bay following the continental shelf's border anti-clockwise (the
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border, and along the northern coast of Spain, extending westward to
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attacks on U-boats from 1943 until the end of the war. The
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Atlantic Fleet off the southern coast of
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1295:"Limits of Oceans and Seas, 3rd edition + corrections"
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The main rivers that empty into the Bay of Biscay are
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898:crews following a series of repeated losses from
2879:Geography of the Basque Country (greater region)
735:), keeping temperatures moderate all year long.
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1360:"Why the Bay of Biscay is Dangerous for Ships?"
1049:provide one of the most convenient ways to see
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1511:Report of the International Whaling Commission
979:(visitors view them mainly in the spring) and
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1502:Reeves, R.R. & Mitchell, E. (1986).
1087:, on voyages from Portsmouth to Bilbao.
237:389,000 km (93,000 cu mi)
213:223,000 km (86,000 sq mi)
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456:International Hydrographic Organization
1340:from the original on 27 November 2020
315:. It lies along the western coast of
7:
414:Basque coast along the Bay of Biscay
90:Bathymetric map of the Bay of Biscay
1531:Froese, R.; D. Pauly, eds. (2016).
1095:whaling activities by Basque people
908:sank on 25 August 1944 in position
1422:. History.navy.mil. Archived from
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1566:The New Student's Reference Work
1394:. Euskomedia.org. Archived from
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2909:Landforms of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
2874:Geography of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
1533:"Grammatostomias flagellibarba"
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1455:from the original on 2024-07-06
1370:from the original on 2019-05-07
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861:on 22 June 1918. In 1920 the
229:4,735 m (15,535 ft)
205:511.1 km (317.6 mi)
197:593.7 km (368.9 mi)
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2889:Gulfs of Metropolitan France
836:Biscay campaign of June 1795
221:1,744 m (5,722 ft)
2899:Gulfs of the Atlantic Ocean
1513:(Special Issue 10): 221–254
1091:North Atlantic right whales
870:Battle of the Bay of Biscay
857:sank here after striking a
832:Battle of the Bay of Biscay
793:"Mar Cantábrico" in Spanish
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2667:American Mediterranean Sea
1817:American Mediterranean Sea
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848:French Revolutionary Wars
803:, as far as the mouth of
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1623:Antarctic/Southern Ocean
1171:, particularly over the
396:western Basque districts
78:Map of the Bay of Biscay
43:French Bay / Otitori Bay
30:Not to be confused with
2919:Shipping Forecast areas
1769:Prince Gustaf Adolf Sea
716:), traveling along the
2090:Great Australian Bight
1559:"Biscay, Bay of"
965:Plaiaundi Ecology Park
959:Plaiaundi Ecology Park
944:Soviet submarine
765:Donostia-San Sebastián
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825:El Mar del los Vascos
427:French Basque Country
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311:located south of the
38:in the United States.
2631:Gulf of St. Lawrence
1937:Gulf of St. Lawrence
1221:On the Bay of Biscay
1185:Colpomenia peregrina
2869:Geography of Europe
2864:France–Spain border
2797:Sea of the Hebrides
2238:Gulf of Carpentaria
2032:Sea of the Hebrides
1661:King Haakon VII Sea
1445:"The Bay of Biscay"
1269:. 1979. p. 7.
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1774:Queen Victoria Sea
1636:Bellingshausen Sea
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942:On 12 April 1970,
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678:or they enter the
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2835:Oceans portal
2757:Mediterranean Sea
2636:Gulf of Venezuela
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1992:Mediterranean Sea
1942:Gulf of Venezuela
1734:East Siberian Sea
1676:Riiser-Larsen Sea
1307:on 8 October 2011
1169:continental shelf
1152:43.000°N 10.500°W
1117:43.000°N 10.500°W
809:Sinus Cantabrorum
684:Mediterranean Sea
435:continental shelf
388:Pleg-mor Gwaskogn
372:Golfe de Gascogne
307:of the northeast
300:-kay, -kee
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2657:Aegean Sea
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1947:Hudson Bay
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1807:Aegean Sea
1779:Wandel Sea
1754:Laptev Sea
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1430:2015-07-17
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1374:2019-05-07
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1250:2015-07-17
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