Gulf of Aden in 1860

The Gulf of Aden (Arabic: خليج عدن; transliterated: Khalyj 'Adan) is located in the Indian Ocean between Yemen on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia in Africa. In the northwest it connects with the Red Sea through the Bab el Mandeb sound. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 487 pixelsFull resolution (3417 × 2081 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 487 pixelsFull resolution (3417 × 2081 pixel, file size: 1. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Due to the fact that the Arabic language has a number of phonemes that have no equivalent in English or other European languages, a number of different transliteration methods have been invented to represent certain Arabic characters, due to various conflicting goals: A desire to stay consistent with traditional usage... The Arabian Peninsula Emirets towers in United Arab Emirates; the eastern part of Arabian Penisula The Arabian Peninsula (in Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية, or جزيرة العرب) is a peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia consisting mainly of desert. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Location of the Red Sea The Red Sea is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ... Bab-el-Mandeb area with description The Bab-el-Mandeb, alternatively Bab el Mandab, Bab al Mandab, or Bab al Mandeb meaning Gate of Tears in Arabic (باب المندب), is the strait separating the continents of Asia (Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula) and Africa (Djibouti, north of Somalia on the Horn of...

The Gulf of Aden is an essential waterway for Persian Gulf oil, making it very important for the world ecomomy. It has many varieties of fish, coral, and other creatures since there is little pollution. The main ports are Aden (in Yemen), Berbera, and Bosaso (both in Somalia). In ancient times, Crater was an important port. Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Łukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... A giant grouper at the Georgia Aquarium Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically cold-blooded; covered with scales, and equipped with two sets of paired fins and several unpaired fins. ... Extant Subclasses and Orders Alcyonaria    Alcyonacea    Helioporacea Zoantharia    Antipatharia    Corallimorpharia    Scleractinia    Zoanthidea [1][2]  See Anthozoa for details For other uses, see Coral (disambiguation). ... Port of Aden (around 1910). ... Berbera (Somali Berbera) (coordinates:) is a city in the newly established Saaxil region of Somalia, and is currently part of the internationally unrecognized Republic of Somaliland. ... Bosaaso (formerly Bander Qassim) is the fourth largest city in Somalia and the main port of Somalia since the start of the Somali Civil War in 1991. ... Crater (also Kraytar) is an Arabic port city on the Gulf of Aden on the west coast of Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula. ...

It is one of the main areas in the world where acts of piracy are regularly committed, making it dangerous for sailing. Moreover, various attacks have been carried out in the Gulf, such as the USS Cole bombing. The flag of 18th-century pirate Calico Jack Piracy is a robbery committed at sea, or sometimes on the shore, by an agent without a commission from a sovereign nation. ... The USS Cole bombing was a suicide bombing attack against the U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) on October 12, 2000 while it was harbored in the Yemeni port of Aden. ...

Coordinates: 12°32′45″N, 48°08′44″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...