They nest in tropical and sub-tropical areas, including along beaches in North Carolina and southward, and the Gulf of Mexico.

它们在热带和亚热带地区筑巢，包括沿北卡罗莱纳州和以南的沙滩，以及墨西哥湾。

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Worse, the storm could drive oil in the water up onto the beaches and further into sensitive marshes along the Gulf coast.

更糟糕的是，风暴会将水中的油带入海滨并深入到海岸线内的沼泽。

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An estimated 70,000 sea turtle eggs are being evacuated from the oil-threatened beaches bordering the Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic coast of Florida, beginning in July 2010.

从今年7月开始，约有7万枚海龟蛋经过撤离，从饱受油污威胁的墨西哥湾海滩运至佛罗里达州大西洋沿岸。

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The oil is starting to reach the Gulf beaches in Florida, and Mr.Obama told military personnel at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola,Florida, his administration is working hard to contain the damage.

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As the oil has spread and washed ashore at Gulf Coast beaches and wetlands, cleanup crews have been trying to scoop up what they can.

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"The news continued to show oiled pelicans and areas on the barrier islands which gave everyone the impression that the Gulf beaches were one big cauldron of oil, " Mobile, Alabama resident Tilmon Brown said.

BBC: The Gulf coast, one year later

The president's third trip to the Gulf came as beaches in the key tourist area of north-west Florida saw their first major signs of oil.

BBC: Barack Obama cautious on new move to halt Gulf oil leak

Mississippi Gulf Coast has beautiful beaches, the nation's largest shipbuilder, a giant NASA rocket test complex, a huge oil refinery, air force and naval bases and a dozen casinos.

FORBES: Biloxi Blues