They include the Chandeleur Islands and Gulf Islands National Seashore areas in Louisiana and Mississippi, along with the Active Delta area in Louisiana, which includes Delta Island National Wildlife Refuge and the Pass-a-Loutre Wildlife Management Area.
President Obama announced Thursday that the federal government was approving a small part of a plan by state and local officials in Louisiana to spray sand on gulf barrier islands to build them up as a defense against incoming oil.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration projected that winds will continue through Saturday to push oil on the surface of the Gulf toward barrier islands along the Mississippi and Alabama coasts.
It is the oldest of three oceanic volcanic islands in the Gulf of Guinea.
The UAE's rulers are also anxious about Iran, which occupies two small islands in the Gulf that are claimed by the emirates.
Take, for instance, the Regatta, a yearly event completely organized by students that takes place in islands of the Gulf of Naples such as Capri and Ischia.
The Syrian leader is likely to have infuriated Iran recently by quietly declaring his support for the United Arab Emirates in its long-running territorial dispute with the Islamic Republic over three islands in the Gulf.
The variety of islands, stretching between the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico to the South American coast, means you can keep visiting the islands and having different vacations: romantic, adventurous, relaxing, foodie, luxury, backpacker, gambling and more.
The Kingdom of Bahrain is an archipelago of islands located in the Arabian Gulf and has a population of just over one million people.
The heart of the reserve is a wide saltwater estuary that winds past small, shrubby islands on its way to the Gulf of Mexico.
"A lack of coastal irregularities, " such as substantial barrier islands or hills, and the Gulf of Mexico's flat bottom make southern Louisiana "ideal for wave damage, " according to the National Weather Service Web site.
Thai islands in the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Thailand are home to some of the region's most spectacular beauty spots.
The project in question is a plan to build an entire cultural district in Abu Dhabi, including a futuristic arts center and a branch of France's Louvre Museum that will consist of a huge, white dome riddled with skylights over a network of man-made islands on the edge of the Persian Gulf.
"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.
Sea levels were 150 feet lower then, because the cold had locked up so much moisture in northern ice-caps, so not only were most Indonesian islands linked by land, but the Persian Gulf was dry and, crucially, the southern end of the Red Sea was a narrow strait.
WSJ: Matt Ridley on Early Humans Leaving Africa | Mind & Matter
The river flows into the broad, flat Miramichi Bay, which is sheltered from the wider Gulf of Saint Lawrence by a string of low-lying islands.
Thirteen islands make up this windswept and fragile refuge in the Gulf of Mexico, called the Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge.
We've already seen 220 miles worth of levees and flood walls repaired, and we are working to strengthen the wetlands and barrier islands that are the first line of defense for the Gulf Coast. (Applause.) This isn't just critical to this region's physical protection, it's critical to our environment, it's critical to our economy.
应用推荐