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Gulf of Drin

Index Gulf of Drin

The Gulf of Drin or Drin Bay (Gjiri i Drinit or Pellgu i Drinit) is an ocean basin of the Adriatic Sea within the Mediterranean Sea in the northern coast of Albania. [1]

55 relations: Adriatic Sea, Albania, Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast, Beach, Biodiversity, Biodiversity hotspot, Biodiversity of Albania, Bird, BirdLife International, Buna, Buna River-Velipoja Protected Landscape, Cape (geography), Cape of Rodon, Cliff, Coastal meadow, Common bottlenose dolphin, Cuvier's beaked whale, Dolphin, Drainage basin, Drin River, Dune, Ecosystem, Endangered species, Estuary, Fluvial, Forest, Fresh water, Geography of Albania, Green sea turtle, Important Bird Area, Important Plant Areas, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Ishëm (river), Kunë-Vain-Tale Nature Park, Lagoon, Loggerhead sea turtle, Mat (river), Mediterranean Sea, Oceanic basin, Patoku Lagoon, Pine, Plant, Plantlife, Protected area, Protected areas of Albania, Reed bed, Risso's dolphin, Saline water, Sea turtle, Shëngjin, ..., Southern Europe, Striped dolphin, Wetland, Whale, World Wide Fund for Nature. Expand index (5 more) »

Adriatic Sea

The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula.

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Albania

Albania (Shqipëri/Shqipëria; Shqipni/Shqipnia or Shqypni/Shqypnia), officially the Republic of Albania (Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe.

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Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast

The Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast (—) is a seashore at the Southeastern Adriatic Sea, that encompasses most of the western border of the Republic of Albania, stretching from the Gulf of Drin in the north, across the port cities of Shëngjin, Durrës, and Vlorë, to the Bay of Vlorë in the south, where the Albanian Riviera and Albanian Ionian Sea Coast begins.

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Beach

A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles.

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Biodiversity

Biodiversity, a portmanteau of biological (life) and diversity, generally refers to the variety and variability of life on Earth.

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Biodiversity hotspot

A biodiversity hotspot is a biogeographic region with significant levels of biodiversity that is threatened with destruction.

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Biodiversity of Albania

Albania is home to a profound variety and abundance of rare and endemic species.

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Bird

Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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BirdLife International

BirdLife International (formerly the International Council for Bird Preservation) is a global partnership of conservation organisations that strives to conserve birds, their habitats, and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources.

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Buna

Buna may refer to.

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Buna River-Velipoja Protected Landscape

The Buna River-Velipoja Protected Landscape (Peisazh i Mbrojtur Lumi Buna-Velipojë) is a protected landscape area in northwestern Albania, encompassing Velipojë and Franc Jozeph Island, along with the delta of the Buna River.

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Cape (geography)

In geography, a cape is a headland or a promontory of large size extending into a body of water, usually the sea.

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Cape of Rodon

The Cape of Rodon or Cape of Skanderbeg (Kepi i Rodonit or Kepi i Skenderbeut) is a rocky cape on the Adriatic Sea north of Durrës, Albania.

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Cliff

In geography and geology, a cliff is a vertical, or nearly vertical, rock exposure.

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Coastal meadow

Coastal meadows are meadows in the coastal zone, influenced by the sea.

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Common bottlenose dolphin

The common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), or Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, is the most well-known species from the family Delphinidae.

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Cuvier's beaked whale

Cuvier's beaked whale or the goose-beaked whale (Ziphius cavirostris), the only member of the genus Ziphius, is the most widely distributed of all the beaked whales.

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Dolphin

Dolphins are a widely distributed and diverse group of aquatic mammals.

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Drainage basin

A drainage basin is any area of land where precipitation collects and drains off into a common outlet, such as into a river, bay, or other body of water.

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Drin River

The Drin (Drin or Drini; Дрим) is a river in Southern and Southeastern Europe with two distributaries one discharging into the Adriatic Sea and the other one into the Buna River.

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Dune

In physical geography, a dune is a hill of loose sand built by aeolian processes (wind) or the flow of water.

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Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a community made up of living organisms and nonliving components such as air, water, and mineral soil.

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Endangered species

An endangered species is a species which has been categorized as very likely to become extinct.

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Estuary

An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.

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Fluvial

In geography and geology, fluvial processes are associated with rivers and streams and the deposits and landforms created by them.

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Forest

A forest is a large area dominated by trees.

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Fresh water

Fresh water (or freshwater) is any naturally occurring water except seawater and brackish water.

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Geography of Albania

The geography of Albania is defined by its location.

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Green sea turtle

The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae.

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Important Bird Area

An Important Bird and Biodiversity Area (IBA) is an area identified using an internationally agreed set of criteria as being globally important for the conservation of bird populations.

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Important Plant Areas

Important Plant Areas (IPA) is a programme set up in the UK, by the organisation Plantlife, to provide a framework for identifying and maintaining the richest sites for plant life, possibly within existing protected areas; though the protection of the IPA itself is not legally enforced.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Ishëm (river)

The Ishëm (or Ishmi) is a river in western Albania, which brings water to the area north of the Albanian capital, Tirana.

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Kunë-Vain-Tale Nature Park

The Kune-Vain-Tale Nature Reserve (Rezervati Kunë-Vain-Tale) is a nature park located within the Lezhë County forming the Drin river delta and facing the Adriatic Sea in northern Albania.

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Lagoon

A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands or reefs.

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Loggerhead sea turtle

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), or loggerhead, is an oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world.

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Mat (river)

The Mat (Mati) is a river in north-central Albania.

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Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa and on the east by the Levant.

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Oceanic basin

In hydrology, an oceanic basin may be anywhere on Earth that is covered by seawater but geologically ocean basins are large geologic basins that are below sea level.

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Patoku Lagoon

Patoku Lagoon is a body of water and protected area along the Adriatic coast of Albania.

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Pine

A pine is any conifer in the genus Pinus,, of the family Pinaceae.

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Plant

Plants are mainly multicellular, predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae.

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Plantlife

Plantlife is a wild plant conservation charity., it owned 23 nature reserves around the United Kingdom.

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Protected area

Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values.

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Protected areas of Albania

The protected areas of Albania comprise a number of various current designations across the territory of the country.

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Reed bed

Reed beds are natural habitats found in floodplains, waterlogged depressions, and estuaries.

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Risso's dolphin

Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) is the only species of dolphin in the genus Grampus.

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Saline water

Saline water (more commonly known as salt water) is water that contains a high concentration of dissolved salts (mainly NaCl).

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Sea turtle

Sea turtles (superfamily Chelonioidea), sometimes called marine turtles, are reptiles of the order Testudines.

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Shëngjin

Shëngjin (Albanian for St. John, Şingin, San Giovanni di Medua) is a coastal town and a former municipality in Lezhë County, northwestern Albania.

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Southern Europe

Southern Europe is the southern region of the European continent.

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Striped dolphin

The striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba) is an extensively studied dolphin found in temperate and tropical waters of all the world's oceans.

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Wetland

A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem.

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Whale

Whales are a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals.

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World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961, working in the field of the wilderness preservation, and the reduction of human impact on the environment.

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Redirects here:

Bay of Drin, Drin Bay, Drini Bay.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of_Drin

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