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The Kemijoki or Kemi River ( Swedish: Kemi älv, Northern Sami: Giemajohka ), with its 550 km (340 mi) length, is the longest river in Finland. It runs south through the towns of Kemijärvi and Rovaniemi before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Kemi. [1] At Rovaniemi the Ounasjoki river merges with the Kemijoki. The first hydroelectric plant on ...
Abu Dhabi ( UK: / ˌæbuːˈdæbi /, US: / ˌɑːbuːˈdɑːbi /; Arabic: أَبُو ظَبِي ʾAbū Ẓabī Arabic pronunciation: [ɐˈbuˈðˤɑbi]) [5] is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's second ...
The United Arab Emirates is situated in the Middle East and West Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is at a strategic location along the northern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil. [2] The UAE lies between 22°50′ and 26° north latitude and ...
Lake Kemijärvi is surrounded by hills and large forests. Common fish species found include pike, perch and brown trout. Also, currently, Kemijärvi is the northernmost known lake in Finland with an indigenous population of zander (also known as walleye or pikeperch ). River Kemijoki flows from Lake Kemijärvi to Rovaniemi and, further, to the ...
It borders the emirate of Dubai and emirate of Sharjah to its north. The total area of the Emirate is 67,340 square kilometres (26,000 square miles), occupying about 87% of the total area of the UAE, excluding islands. The territorial waters of the Emirate embrace about 200 islands off its 700 km (430 mi) coastline.
Al-Minṭaqah Al-Ġarbiyyah ( Arabic: ٱلْمِنْطَقَة ٱلْغَرْبِيَّة) Dunes near Liwa Oasis in the region of Ar-Rub' Al-Khali (The Empty Quarter) Flag. Coat of arms. Location of the Western Region in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi [1] Coordinates: 23°39′N 53°42′E. / 23.650°N 53.700°E / 23.650; 53.700. Country ...
The geology of the United Arab Emirates includes very thick Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic marine and continental sedimentary rocks overlying deeply buried Precambrian. The region has extensive oil and gas resources and was deformed during the last several million years by more distant tectonic events. [1]
Satellite view of the Arabian Peninsula. The Arabian Peninsula (/ ə ˈ r eɪ b i ə n ... /; Arabic: شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَة الْعَرَبِيَّة, shibhu l-jazīra l-ʿarabiyya, "Arabian Peninsula" or جَزِيرَةُ الْعَرَب, jazīratu l-ʿarab, "Island of the Arabs"), or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate.