| itsasoko landare-ohe |
sea grass bed (Seaweeds communities formed by green, brown and red macroscopic algae and by sea phanerogams such as Posidonia oceanica and Zostera noltii, etc.) |
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| itsasoko petrolio-zulatze |
offshore oil drilling (The act or process of extracting petroleum from deposits underlying the floor of the ocean or some other large body of water) |
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| itsasoko ugaztun |
marine mammal (Mammals which have adapted to live in the sea, such as whales, dolphins, porpoises, etc.) |
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| itsasoko zirkulazio |
sea circulation (Large-scale horizontal water motion within an ocean. The way energy from the sun, stored in the sea, is transported around the world. The currents explain, for example, why the UK has ice-free ports in winter, while St. Petersburg, at the same latitude as the Shetland Islands, needs ice breakers. Evidence is growing that the world's ocean circulation was very different during the last ice age and has changed several times in the distant past, with dramatic effects on climate. The oceans are vital as storehouses, as they absorb more than half the sun's heat reaching the earth. This heat, which is primarily absorbed near the equator is carried around the world and released elsewhere, creating currents which last up to 1.000 years. As the Earth rotates and the wind acts upon the surface, currents carry warm tropical water to the cooler parts of the world. The strength and direction of the currents are affected by landmasses, bottlenecks through narrow straits, and even the shape of the sea-bed. When the warm water reaches polar regions its heat evaporates into the atmosphere, reducing its temperature and increasing its density. When sea-water freezes it leaves salt behind in the unfrozen water and this cold water sinks into the ocean and begins to flow back to the tropics. Eventually it is heated and begins the cycle all over again) |
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| itsasontzi |
ship (A vessel propelled by engines or sails for navigating on the water, especially a large vessel that can not be carried aboard another, as distinguished from a boat) |
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| itsasontzi hondoratuen hondakin |
wreck (The hulk of a wrecked or stranded ship; a ship dashed against rocks or land and broken or otherwise rendered useless) |
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| itsasontzi-hondakin |
wreck (The hulk of a wrecked or stranded ship; a ship dashed against rocks or land and broken or otherwise rendered useless) |
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| itsasontzi-istripu |
shipping accident (An unexpected incident, failure or loss involving a vessel or its contents in the course of commercial transport that poses potential harm to persons, property or the environment) |
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| itsasontzi-zabor |
ship garbage (Domestic and operational wastes, disposed of continuously or periodically, that are generated during the normal operation of a ship; usually excluding fresh fish waste from fishing operations) |
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| itsasontzigintza |
shipbuilding (The art or business of designing and constructing ships) |
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| itsasontziko hondakinak itsasora isurtze |
ship waste disposal (Discharging of ship waste into the sea) |
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| itsasontziko hondakinen ezabaketa |
ship waste disposal (Discharging of ship waste into the sea) |
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| itsasora isurtze |
ocean dumping (The process by which pollutants, including sewage, industrial waste, consumer waste, and agricultural and urban runoff are discharged into the world's oceans. These pollutants arise from a myriad of sources) |
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| itsasorako sarrera |
access to the sea |
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| itsaspeko |
submarine |
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| itsaspeko morfologia |
submarine morphology (That aspect of geological oceanography which deals with the relief features of the ocean floor and with the forces that modify them) |
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| itun |
treaty (An international agreement in writing between two states or a number of states. Treaties are binding in international law; some treaties create law only for those states that are parties to them) |
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| iturburu |
spring (A place where ground water flows naturally from a rock or the soil onto the land surface or into a body of surface water; hydrology, land) |
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| iturgintza-instalazio |
fitting (plumbing, Plumbing equipment in a building) |
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| iturri |
fountain (A stream of water that is forced up into the air through a small hole, especially for decorative effect or the structure in a lake or pool from which this flows) |
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