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Benguela current
Benguela current Oceanic water current that flows northward along the west coast of southern Africa between latitude 15° S and 35°S. It is distinguished by an area of cold upwelling water, and is a relatively weak current, flowing at less than 0.25 m/s.
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Hydrographic and current measurements in the area of the Angola-Benguela front
Magazine article from: Journal of Physical Oceanography; 10/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...structure and flow in the area of the Angola-Benguela front was studied under the auspices of BENEFIT (Benguela Environment-Fisheries Interaction and...350S and 10'W, 20'E. The Angola-Benguela Front was observed at 16'30'S separating...
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 "Cape Times (South Africa)")
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SA, Angola and namibia set up benguela current commission.(News)
Newspaper article from: Cape Times (South Africa); 8/25/2006; 700+ words
; ...their support for the establishment of a Benguela Current Commission - a formal institutional...conservation and sustainable use of the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME...international shipping. The planned Benguela Current Commission will implement an...
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Chevron Receives Offshore Energy Achievement Award for Its Benguela Belize Project in Angola.
PR Newswire; 12/9/2005; 700+ words
; ...Corporation today announced that its Benguela Belize drilling and production platform...manage large and complex projects." Benguela Belize-Lobito Tomboco (BBLT), one...capacity of 220,000 barrels per day. "Benguela Belize demonstrates how Chevron is achieving...
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benguela current warming up.(News)
Newspaper article from: Cape Times (South Africa); 5/21/2007; 690 words
; ...as possible because big changes in the Benguela ecosystem mean it will become increasing...a workshop on climate change and the Benguela current ecosystem last week. At a briefing...one degree Celsius warming trend of the Benguela over the past 25 years. Other findings...
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 "Cape Argus (South Africa)")
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Endangered turtles and millions of sharks killed in Benguela butchery.(News)
Newspaper article from: Cape Argus (South Africa); 4/13/2007; 628 words
; ...long-line fishing operations in the Benguela Current ecosystem. About 200 of these...Approach to Long-line Fisheries in the Benguela: An assessment of impacts on seabirds...fleets operating on the high seas in the Benguela region contribute to the demise of about...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Majestic and still undiscovered; Angola's Benguela has sun, beaches, beauty and wide open arms.(Travel-Books)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 4/22/2007; 700+ words
; ...and surreal confines of coastal Benguela, Angola's second-largest city...Founded by the Portuguese in 1617, Benguela is a former slave port and the erstwhile...terminus of the cross-continental Benguela Railway. Situated 434 miles south...
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Rehabilitation of Benguela Railway in Angola
Newspaper article from: Xinhua English Newswire; 2/26/1998; 407 words
; ...work on Angola's major railway the Benguela line has started. The work will be completed in three years. The 1,340-km Benguela line runs across the central part of...the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Benguela line, which links Tazara via the railway...
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Namibia: Benguela Commission Given Multi-Million Boost.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 9/12/2008; 615 words
; Byline: Mamta03 The Benguela Current Commission (BCC) on Friday...will strengthen the capacity of the Benguela Current Commission through a training...approach to fisheries management. The Benguela Current Commission was established...
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Namibia: Benguela project gets funding boost.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 9/10/2008; 637 words
; ...administering the marine resources of the Benguela current. UNDP Resident Representative...used to strengthen the capacity of the Benguela Current Commission (BCC) through a...served as a viable entity in managing the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem (BCLME...
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Chevron Announces First Oil Production From Benguela-Belize Development, Deepwater Block 14, Offshore Angola.
PR Newswire; 1/24/2006; 700+ words
; ...deepwater Block 14 offshore Angola. The Benguela, Belize, Lobito and Tomboco fields...production milestone. In December 2005, the Benguela Belize drilling and production platform...most important, in a safe manner. Benguela Belize clearly demonstrates the company...
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Benguela
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Benguela , city (1983 est. pop. 155,000), W Angola, on the Atlantic. It...built there in the late 16th cent., and the city was founded in 1617. Benguela's port played an important role in slave trading.
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Benguela Current
Book article from: A Dictionary of Ecology
Benguela Current An oceanic water current that flows northward along the west coast of southern Africa between latitude 15°S and 35°S. It is distinguished by an area of cold upwelling water and is a relatively weak current, flowing at less than 0.25 m/s.
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Benguela current
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
Benguela current Oceanic water current that flows northward along the west coast of southern Africa between latitude 15° S and 35°S. It is distinguished by an area of cold upwelling water, and is a relatively weak current, flowing at less than 0.25 m/s.
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Ovimbundu
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures Supplement
...Location. The Ovimbundu live in the Benguela Highlands (Bi é Plateau) of...Highlands, on the coast, and along the Benguela Railway. History and Cultural Relations...garrison (presidio) in the coastal city of Benguela in 1617, the Jagas began to conquer...
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Lobito
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...a road hub and the western terminus of the trans-African Benguela railroad, which connects the port with the mines in the Congo...the Portuguese in 1843. The completion of the railroad from Benguela in 1929 made Lobito an important commercial center and Angola...
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