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Gul Hassan Khan General Gul Hassan Khan was the Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan. General Gul Hassan was born in Quetta, was educated at the Royal Indian Military College (now the Rashtriya Indian Military College), Dehradun , India.
Gul Mohammed Gul Mohammed (February 15, 1957 – October 1, 1997) of New Delhi, India, according to The Guinness Book of World Records, is the shortest human being whose existence and height has been independently verified.
Gul'dan Gul'dan, Warlock of the Inner Circle and Destroyer of Dreams (commonly called simply Gul'dan the Warlock or Gul'dan the Destroyer) is a fictional character in the Warcraft universe — a fictional universe in which a series of games and books are set.
Gula Iro language The Gula Iro language (autonym kùláál) is a Bua language spoken by some 3,500 people (as of 1991) north and east of Lake Iro in southern Chad, between the Bola and Salamat rivers. It has four dialects, according to Pairault:
Gulab jamun Gulab jamun (gul-aab jaa-mun) is a popular Indian sweet dish comprised of fried dough (made of condensed milk solid and very little flour) in a sugar syrup flavoured with cardamom seeds and rosewater or saffron. It may have originated from eastern India (Orissa and Bengal).
Gulab Singh of Kashmir Gulab Singh (1792-1857) was the founder and first Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir during the British Raj in India.Gulab Singh founded a dynasty that was to rule the state, the second-largest principality under the British Raj, until India gained its independence in 1947.
Gulag Gulag (, ) is an acronym for Главное Управление Исправительно—Трудовых Лагерей и колоний, "Glavnoye Upravleniye Ispravitelno-trudovykh Lagerey i kolonii", "The Chief Directorate [or Administration] of Corrective Labour Camps and Colonies" of the NKVD. Anne Applebaum, in her book Gulag: A History, explains:
Gular pouch The gular pouch or gular patch is an unfeathered flap of very elastic skin located between the lower jaws of certain avian theropods (birds). Many members of the Order Pelecaniformes, for example, have prominent gular pouches, as did the Early Cretaceous ornithomimosaur Pelecanimimus.
Gular scales Gular scales on a snake are scales on the underside of a snake's head which are to be found in the central or throat region. These are in contact with the first ventral scales of a snake's body and are flanked by the chin shields.
Gular skin In ornithology, gular skin refers to an area of featherless skin found in some species of bird, which joins the lower mandible of the bill to the bird's neck. It is prominent, for example, in members of the order Pelecaniformes.
Gulating Court of Appeal Gulating lagmannsrett is a Court of Justice in Norway. The main courts of justice in Norway are the Supreme Court, the Interlocutory Appeals Committee of the Supreme Court, the Jury Courts, and the District Courts.
Gulbadan Begum Gulbadan Begam (Princess Rose-body) was a daughter of Zāhir ud-Dīn Mohammad Babur, in whom were united the lines of highest Central Asian aristocracy—namely, that of Timur the Turk, through his son Miran Shah; and that of Genghis Khan, through his son Chagatai Khan.
Gulbenes Buki Gulbenes Buki, also known as The Bumerangs/Gulbene/ASK, are a successful Latvian basketball team participating in the Latvijas Basketbola Liga (LBL; "Latvian Basketball League"). The team contains only Latvian-born players.
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (born 1947 in Imam Saheb, Kunduz province, Afghanistan) is an Afghan warlord. He is a Ghilzai Pashtun of the Kharoti tribe, speaks several languages (including English), has four wives and several children.
Guldbergaunet stadion Gulbergaunet stadion is a football venue in Steinkjer, Norway. The record attendance through all times is 13,997 when the home team, Steinkjer FK played against Lyn (and lost 1-0) in the Norwegian cup semi final 1970.
Guldborgsund Bridge The Guldborgsund bridge spans the northern end of the Guldborgsund, between the islands of Lolland and Falster in Denmark. The bridge consists of two steel arched spans with a 30m central opening section having two rising bascules.
Guldborgsund municipality As of January 1, 2007 Guldborgsund municipality will, as the result of Kommunalreformen ("The Municipal Reform" of 2007), come into existence as a municipality (Danish, kommune) in Denmark. It will consist of the (what are currently existing, but on January 1 2007) former municipalities of Nykøbing Falster, Nysted, Nørre Alslev, Sakskøbing, Stubbekøbing, and Sydfalster municipalities.
Gules In heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of vertical lines or else marked with gu.
Gulet The gulet is the boat of the celebrated Blue Cruises along Turkey's spectacular southwest coast. With its roomy deck at the stern this traditional boat is perfect for passengers to savour the delights of cruising the inlets and coves.
Gulf and Fraser Fishermen's Credit Union Gulf and Fraser Fishermen's Credit Union or G&F Financial Group is a member-owned financial institution in Burnaby, British Columbia and the tenth largest credit union in British Columbia. Founded in 1936, G&F Financial Group provides a variety of financial services including banking, borrowing, investments, and insurance.
Gulf Air Gulf Air (Arabic: طيران الخليج) is the national carrier for the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman. The airline operates a fleet of 34 aircraft to 775 destinations in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and the Middle East.
Gulf Air Flight 072 On August 23, 2000, Gulf Air Flight 072 crashed into the Persian Gulf on approach to Bahrain International Airport. The Airbus A320 with 143 passengers and crew on board was seen with one of its engines apparently on fire shortly before it disappeared from radar screens.
Gulf Arabic Gulf Arabic is a variety of the Arabic language spoken around both shores of the Persian Gulf, mainly in Kuwait, eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and parts of Oman. Some notable characteristics that set it apart from other Bedouin dialects is the small number of Persian loanwords, and a pronunciation of k as ch ("kalb" dog, read as "chalb"); and the pronunciation q as g ("qamar" moon, read as "gumar").
Gulf Building The Gulf Building in Houston, Texas, now called the JPMorgan Chase building, is one of the preeminent Art Deco skyscrapers in the southern United States. Completed in 1929 it remained the tallest building in Houston until 1963 when the Exxon Building surpassed it in height.
Gulf Cartel The Gulf Cartel is a notorious drug running organization based in Matamoros, in Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is believed to currently be the largest drug cartel in Mexico and is responsible for a considerable amount of illegal cocaine traffic across the Mexican border to major cities in the United States.
Gulf Centre for Democratic Development The Gulf Centre for Democratic Development (GCDD) is a training, information, and advocacy institution dedicated to promoting and nurturing democratic values in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries as defined in the International Bill of Rights. It is a non-governmental organization based in London, UK.
Gulf City, Florida Gulf City is an abandoned unincorporated, rural town site in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, near Ruskin. Gulf City was some 40 miles (60 km) from Tampa, Florida, on the south bank of the Little Manatee River, at .
Gulf Coast Braves The Gulf Coast Braves are the Rookie Level minor league affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. The team plays in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, at The Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, one of their various attractions in the greater Orlando area.
Gulf Coast Exploreum The Gulf Coast Exploreum is a non-profit science center located in Downtown Mobile, Alabama. The Exploreum houses the only Domed IMAX Theater on the Gulf Coast, the only full scale chemistry lab where visitors can participate in experiments and the only 3-D virtual theater.
Gulf Coast High School Gulf Coast High School is a secondary education school located in Naples, Florida, and is one of nine public high schools located in Collier County . Gulf Coast High School is part of the District School Board of Collier County.
Gulf Coast Military Academy Gulf Coast Military Academy (GCMA) was founded in 1912 as a military-style school in Gulfport, Mississippi. Source Nice Story about Gulf Coast Military Academy, The Sun Herald (Biloxi, MS),February 27, 2005 by Pam Firmin.
Gulf Coast of Mexico The Gulf Coast of Mexico stretches along the Gulf of Mexico from the border with the United states at Matamoros all the way to the tip of the Yucatán Peninsula at Cancún. It includes the coastal regions along the Bay of Campeche.
Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell Turtle The Gulf Coast Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera aspera) is a subspecies of softshelled turtle native to the United States. It is found in fresh water rivers along the Gulf of Mexico from North Carolina to Mississippi.
Gulf Coast Swords The Gulf Coast Swords were a planned expansion team of the ECHL. Due to years of delays in the construction of Lakewood Arena in Bradenton, Florida, the ECHL terminated the franchise in September 2006, more than two years after the franchise was supposed to begin play.
Gulf Coastal Plain The Gulf Coastal Plain extends from the Florida Parishes of Louisiana over most of Mississippi, some of western Tennessee and Kentucky, the southwestern 2/3 of Alabama, and the western panhandle of Florida and Southern Texas. Its southern boundary is the Gulf of Mexico and its western boundary the drop into the Mississippi embayment.
Gulf Cup of Nations 1979 The 5th Gulf Cup of Nations 1979 took place from March 23 to April 9 in Baghdad, Capital of Iraq. Originally, this tournament was scheduled in 1978 to take part in Abu Dhabi, but the Emirates withdrew from organizing the tournament.
Gulf hagfish The gulf hagfish (Eptatretus springeri) is currently the only known species with the ability to enter brine pools, or pools of extremely high salt content, unharmed. These pools resemble lakes on the ocean floor.
Gulf Harbors, Florida Gulf Harbors is an unincorporated urban community in western Pasco County, Florida, near New Port Richey; however, the community did not meet the requirements of a Census Designated Place. According to Rand McNally, the latest population estimates for the community is approximately 5,000.
Gulf Harbour Gulf Harbour is a development some 4 km from the end of the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, towards the northern end of Auckland, New Zealand. It has one of the country's largest marinas, one of the country's top golf courses, and is regarded as a retreat for Auckland's well- off.
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway is the portion of the Intracoastal Waterway located along the Gulf Coast of the United States. It is a navigable inland waterway running approximately 1700 kilometers (1050 mi) from Carrabelle, Florida, to Brownsville, Texas.
Gulf Islands National Seashore Gulf Islands National Seashore offers recreation opportunities and preserves natural and historic resources along the Gulf of Mexico barrier islands of Florida and Mississippi. Islands along the Alabama coast were originally considered for inclusion, but as of 2006 none is part of the national seashore.
Gulf Line Railway Created as a subsidiary of the Southern Railway, the Gulf Line Railway was created in 1907 through a merger and lease of several smaller railroads in Georgia. These railroads included the Hawkinsville and Florida Southern Railway (leased), which ran from Hawkinsville, GA to Worth, GA, the Flint River and Gulf Railway (purchased), which ran from Ashburn, GA to Sylvester, GA, and trackage rights on the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway between Ashburn and Worth.
Gulf News Gulf News is a daily English language newspaper published from Dubai, United Arab Emirates with a daily BPA audit certified circulation of 91,000 from Saturday to Thursday and 94,000 on Fridays. The paper was founded in 1978 as a tabloid format newspaper, and was relaunched as a broadsheet in 1985.
Gulf of Alaska The Gulf of Alaska is an arm of the Pacific Ocean defined by the curve of the southern coast of Alaska, stretching from the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island in the west to the Alexander Archipelago in the east, where Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage are found.
Gulf of Aqaba The Gulf of Aqaba, in Israel known as the Gulf of Eilat. (Arabic: خليج العقبة; transliterated: Khalyj al-'Aqabah), (Hebrew: מפרץ אילת, transliterated: Mifratz Eilat) is a large gulf of the Red Sea.
Gulf of İskenderun The Gulf of İskenderun (Turkish: İskenderun Körfezi), formerly the Gulf of Alexandretta, is a gulf or inlet of the eastern Mediterranean Sea, on the southern coast of Turkey near its border with Syria. The gulf's eastern coast forms part of the Turkish province of Hatay, where the city of İskenderun (formerly known as Alexandretta) is located, while its northern coast forms part of the province of Adana.
Gulf of BatabanĂł The Gulf of BatabanĂł (Spanish: Golfo de BatabanĂł; pronounced bah-tah-bah-NO), also called the BatabanĂł Gulf, is an inlet or strait off southwestern Cuba in the Caribbean Sea, separating Cuba proper from the Isle of Youth. It is located at .
Gulf of Boothia The Gulf of Boothia () is a body of water in Nunavut, Canada lying between Baffin Island and the Boothia Peninsula. It is bounded by the Melville Peninsula and the Canadian mainland to the south; to the north it leads into Prince Regent Inlet and Lancaster Sound.
Gulf of Cadiz The term Gulf of Cadiz (in Spanish: Golfo de Cádiz) refers to the coastal part of the Atlantic Ocean between, roughly, the Portuguese city of Faro and the Spanish city of Cádiz. Two major rivers, the Guadalquivir and the Guadiana, flow into the ocean here, also Odiel and Guadalete.
Gulf of Corinth The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. It is bounded in the east by the Isthmus of Corinth which includes the shipping route of the Corinth Canal, and in the west by the Strait of Rion, which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the outer Gulf of Patras at Cape Drepano, where the narrowest point is crossed by the Rion-Antirio bridge.
Gulf of Corryvreckan The Gulf of Corryvreckan (from the Gaelic Coirebhreacain meaning "cauldron of the speckled seas" or "cauldron of the plaid"), also called the Strait of Corryvreckan, is a narrow strait between the islands of Jura and Scarba, in Argyll and Bute, off the west coast of Scotland.
Gulf of Darién The Gulf of Darién is the southernmost region of the Caribbean Sea, located north and east of the border between Panama and Colombia. Within the gulf is the Gulf of Urabá, a small lip of sea extending southward, between Caribana Point and Cape Tiburón, Colombia, on the southern shores of which is the port city of Turbo, Colombia.
Gulf of evaluation In computer science, the gulf of evaluation is the degree to which the system/artifact provide representations that can be directly perceived and interpreted in terms of the expectations and intentions of the user (Norman 1988). Or put differently, the gulf of evaluation is the difficulty of assessing the state of the system and how well the artifact supports the discovery and interpretation of that state.
Gulf of execution A Gulf of execution is a term usually used in human computer interaction to describe the gap between a user's goal for action and the means to execute that goal. Usability has as one of its primary goals to reduce this gap by removing roadblocks and steps that cause extra thinking and actions that distract the user's attention from the task intended, thereby preventing the flow of his or her work, and decreasing the chance of successful completion of the task.
Gulf of Finland The Gulf of Finland is an arm of the Baltic Sea that extends between Finland (to the north) and Estonia (to the south) all the way to the city of Saint Petersburg in Russia, where the river Neva drains into it. Other major cities around the gulf include Helsinki and Tallinn.
Gulf of Gabès The Gulf of Gabès (Arabic: خليج قابس), called Minor Syrtis in ancient times, is a gulf on Tunisia's east coast in the Mediterranean Sea, at . The gulf is 100 kilometers long and wide, with the Kerkena Islands on the northeast and Djerba Island on the southeast.
Gulf of Gaeta The Gulf of Gaeta is a body of water on the west coast of Italy and part of the Tyrrhenian Sea. it is bounded by Cape Circeo in the north, Ischia and the Gulf of Naples in the south, and the Pontine Islands in the west.
Gulf of Gökova The Gulf of Gökova (Turkish: Gökova körfezi), Gulf of Kerme (Turkish: Kerme körfezi, Greek: Κεραμεικός κόλπος, Latin: Ceramicus Sinus, English: Ceramic Gulf), or Gulf of Cos, is a long (100 km), narrow gulf of the Aegean Sea which separates the Bodrum peninsula from the Resadiye peninsula in southwest Turkey.
Gulf of Honduras The Gulf or Bay of Honduras is a large inlet of the Caribbean Sea, indenting the coasts of Belize, Honduras and Guatemala. From north to south, it runs for approximately 200km from Dangriga, Belize, to La Ceiba, Honduras.
Gulf of Khambhat The Gulf of Khambhat (formerly known as the Gulf of Cambay) is an inlet of the Arabian Sea along the west coast of India, in the state of Gujarat. It is about 80 miles in length, and divides the Kathiawar peninsula to the west from the eastern part of Gujarat state on the east.
Gulf of Kotor The Gulf of Kotor (; ; ) in western Montenegro, is a winding bay on the Adriatic Sea. The gulf, sometimes called Europe's southernmost fjord, is in fact a submerged river canyon of the disintegrated Bokelj River which used to run from the high mountain plateaus of Mount Orjen.
Gulf of Maine The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the northeastern coast of North America, roughly between Cape Cod in Massachusetts on the south and Cape Sable Island on the southern tip of Nova Scotia to the northeast. It includes the entire coastlines of the U.
Gulf of Mannar The Gulf of Mannar is an arm of the Indian Ocean, lying between the southern tip of India and the west coast of Sri Lanka at a width of between 160 and 200 km (100 to 125 mi). A chain of low islands and reefs known as Rama's Bridge, also called Adam's Bridge, separates the Gulf of Mannar from the Palk Strait, which lies to the north between India and Sri Lanka.
Gulf of Mirabella Gulf of Mirabella, also called Mirabella (or Mirabello) Bay, is a body of water to the north of the eastern Prefecture of Nomos Lasithiou on the island of Crete, which is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea.
Gulf of Nicoya The Gulf of Nicoya () is an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, located at . It separates the Nicoya Peninsula from the mainland of Costa Rica, and encompasses a marine and coastal landscape of wetlands, rocky islands and cliffs.
Gulf of Ob The Gulf of Ob (also known as Ob Bay) (, Obskaya guba) is an immense bay of the Arctic Ocean in Northern Russia, at the head of which is the mouth of the Ob River. This Gulf flows into the Kara Sea, which is part of the Arctic Ocean.
Gulf of Oman The Gulf of Oman (Arabic: خليج عمان; transliterated: khalīj ʿumān, Persian: دریای عمان یا دریای پازس; transliterated: daryā-ye ʿomān,Pars) Persian sea is a strait that connects the Arabian Sea with the Persian Gulf; it is generally included as a branch of the Persian Gulf, not as an arm of the Arabian Sea. On the north coast is Pakistan and Iran (Persia) On the south coast are Oman in the east and United Arab Emirates for a short distance in the west.
Gulf of Panama The Gulf of Panama (Spanish: Golfo De Panamá) is a gulf in the Pacific Ocean, near the southern coast of Panama, having a maximum width of 250 km, a maximum depth of 220 metres and the size of 2,400 square kilometers.World Wildlife Fund - Gulf of Panama mangroves The Panama Canal connects the Gulf of Panama, with the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
Gulf of Papua The Gulf of Papua is a 400 kilometer wide region on the south shore of New Guinea. Some of New Guinea's largest rivers, such as the Fly River, Turama River, Kikori River and Purari River, flow into the gulf, making it a large delta.
Gulf of Paria The Gulf of Paria (Golfo de Paria in Spanish) is a 7800 km2 (3000 square mile) shallow inland sea between the island of Trinidad (Republic of Trinidad and Tobago) and the east coast of Venezuela. This sheltered body of water is considered to be one of the best natural harbours on the Atlantic coast of the Americas.
Gulf of Parita Gulf of Parita or Parita Bay (, Bahía Parita) is a large body of water off the coast of Herrera Province, Panama, at . It formes the western side of the Gulf of Panama, between Puerto Obaldia, Coclé, and the mouth of the Rio Grande.
Gulf of Patras The Gulf of Patras (Greek: Πατραϊκός Κόλπος Patraikós Kólpos) is a branch of the Ionian Sea. On the east, it is closed by the Strait of Rion between capes Rio, Greece and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirio bridge.
Gulf of Salerno The Gulf of Salerno is a gulf of the Tyrrhenian Sea in the coast of the province of Salerno in south-western Italy. The northern part of this coast is the touristic Costiera Amalfitana, including towns like Amalfi, Maiori, Positano and the city of Salerno itself.
Gulf of Sidra incident (1989) The second Gulf of Sidra incident, January 4, 1989, occurred when two US F-14 Tomcats shot down two Libyan MiG-23 Flogger Es that appeared to be attempting to engage them, as had happened previously in the first Gulf of Sidra incident (1981).
Gulf of Suez The northern end of the Red Sea is bifurcated by the Sinai Peninsula, creating the Gulf of Suez (Arabic: خليج السويس; transliterated: Khalyj as-Suways) in the west and the Gulf of Aqaba to the east. The Gulf of Suez is a relatively young rift basin, dating back 40 million years.
Gulf of Tadjoura The Gulf of Tadjoura (Arabic: خليج تدجورا) is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean in the Horn of Africa, lying to the south of the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb, or the entrance to the Red Sea, at . Most of its coastline is the territory of Djibouti, except for a short stretch on the southern shore which is part of the territory of Somalia.
Gulf of Tehuantepec Gulf of Tehuantepec () is a large body of water off the coast of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, southeastern Mexico, at . Most of the hurricanes that form in the Eastern Pacific organize in or near this body of water.
Gulf of Thailand The Gulf of Thailand is a gulf that borders but is not part of the South China Sea (Pacific Ocean), surrounded by the countries Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. The north tip of the gulf is the Bay of Bangkok at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River, near Bangkok.
Gulf of Tonkin The Gulf of Tonkin (Vietnamese: Vịnh Bắc Bộ; ) measuring approximately 480 km by 240 km, lies between China and Vietnam. Notably shallow (less than 60 meters deep), it is the northwest arm of the South China Sea.
Gulf of Tonkin Incident The Gulf of Tonkin Incident was an alleged pair of attacks by naval forces of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam against two American destroyers, the USS Maddox and the USS Turner Joy. The attacks occurred on 2 and 4 August 1964 in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Gulf of Venezuela The Gulf of Venezuela is a gulf of the Caribbean Sea bounded by the Venezuelan states of Zulia and FalcĂłn and the Colombian Department(State) of Guajira. A 54 km strait connects it with Lake Maracaibo to the south.
Gulf Oil Gulf Oil was a major global oil company from the 1900s to the 1980s. The eighth-largest American manufacturing company in 1941 and the ninth-largest in 1979, Gulf Oil was one of the so-called Seven Sisters oil magnates.
Gulf rupee The Gulf rupee, also known as the Persian Gulf rupee (XPGR), was introduced by the Indian government as a replacement for the Indian rupee for circulation exclusively outside the country with the Reserve Bank of India (Amendment) Act, 1 May 1959. Prior to this, in the early to mid 1900s, the Indian rupee had been extensively used as currency in the countries of the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula.
Gulf Road The Gulf Road is a long stretch of road along the coast of Kuwait City that starts at Jahrah and ends south at Fahaheel. Landmarks located alongside the road include the Kuwait Towers and the Kuwait Scientific Center.
Gulf smoothhound The gulf smooth-hound, Mustelus sinusmexicanus, is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, found on the continental shelves of the tropical western central Atlantic, endemic to the Gulf of Mexico from off Panama City and from Florida to the Bay of Campeche, at depths of between 20 and 250 m. Its length is up to 83 cm.
Gulf Saint Vincent Gulf Saint Vincent () is a large inlet of water on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia. It is bordered by two peninsulas, the Yorke Peninsula to the west and the Fleurieu Peninsula to the south east with the world renowned Kangaroo Island across the opening to the Southern Ocean on the southwest.
Gulf South The Gulf South is a region of the United States that consists of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, all of which border the Gulf of Mexico on the Gulf Coast of the United States. Some sources include Arkansas, which does not border the Gulf.
Gulf States Utilities Gulf States Utilities (GSU) was an electric power generation and distribution company headquartered in Beaumont, Texas. The company was founded in 1911 as Eastern Texas Electric, a holding company for Stone & Webster.
Gulf Stream The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension, the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful, warm, and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico, exits through the Strait of Florida, and follows the eastern coastlines of the United States and Newfoundland before crossing the Atlantic Ocean. At about 30°W, 40°N, it splits in two, with the northern stream crossing to northern Europe and the southern stream recirculating off West Africa.
Gulf Tower Gulf Tower is one of the major distinctive and recognizable features of the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania skyline. The tower is named for the Gulf Oil Corporation, which before performing the world's largest merger (up to that time) in 1984 with Chevron was one of the leading multi-national oil companies, consistently ranking among the largest 10 corporations in the country.
Gulf War Kuwait United States United Kingdom Saudi Arabia Egypt Syria Qatar United Arab Emirates France Australia Canada Bangladesh Argentina Bahrain Belgium Czechoslovakia Denmark Greece Italy Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Niger Norway Oman Pakistan Poland Portugal Senegal South Korea Spain Turkey Honduras Germany Afghanistan
Gulf War Air Power Survey The Gulf War Air Power Survey is a report commissioned by the United States Air Force in 1993 to document and analyze its performance during the 1991 Gulf War. It consists of five sections each averaging over 700 pages, and a 276 summary report.
Gulf War syndrome Gulf War syndrome (GWS) or Gulf War illness (GWI) is the name given to an illness with symptoms including increases in the rate of immune system disorders and birth defects, reported by combat veterans of the 1991 Gulf War. It has not always been clear whether these symptoms were related to Gulf War service.
Gulf Yachting Association The Gulf Yachting Association was originally formed in 1901 to promote the sport of yacht racing along the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico from Texas to Florida. Originally consisting of six yacht clubs, membership has grown to number over thirty organizations.
Gulfmon Gulfmon is a Mega Level Demon Beast Digimon, the Digivolved form of Mephistomon. Built like a centaur, the top half is a torso of a demon with armor and the bottom half is a furry beast with four legs, a tail and wings.
Gulfport, Mississippi Gulfport is the second largest city in Mississippi. It is the larger (population wise) of two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Gulport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area.
Gulfsails Gulfsails is the name of a Blog that documented the Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans following the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina. In the early aftermath of the hurricane and flooding, it was one of the few reliable communications links between New Orleans and the rest of the world, as the writer maintained an internet link to the rest of the world.
Gulfstream G400/G450 The Gulfstream IV (or G-IV) and derivatives are a family of private jet aircraft produced by Gulfstream Aerospace, Savannah, Georgia, a General Dynamics company. The G-IV was later remarketed as the G300 refined as the G350.
Gulfstream Turbo Commander The Gulfstream Turbo Commander (AC-690) is a stable high-winged twin, pressurized turboprop aircraft that is suitable for a variety of missions. The standard configuration allows for mission equipment, two pilots, and one photographer.
Gulgong, New South Wales Gulgong ( is a town] of approximately 2300 persons in central [[New South Wales in the Mid-Western Regional Council. With a name derived from the local Wiradjuri Indigenous Australian people for "deep waterhole", Gulgong is located 26 km north of Mudgee on the Castlereagh Highway.

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