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Index Jebel al-Zayt oil spill

The Jebel al Zayt oil spill occurred north of the Red Sea on June 16, 2010.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 15 relations: Biodiversity, Coral reef, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Economy of Egypt, Ecosystem, Egypt, Environmentalist, Hurghada, Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association, List of oil spills, Oil spill, Red Sea, Seabird, Suez Canal, Turtle.

  2. 2010 disasters in Egypt
  3. 2010 in Egypt
  4. 2010 industrial disasters
  5. Man-made disasters in Egypt
  6. Oil platform disasters
  7. Oil spills in Africa

Biodiversity

Biodiversity (or biological diversity) is the variety and variability of life on Earth.

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Coral reef

A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals.

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Deepwater Horizon oil spill

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill (also referred to as the "BP oil spill") was an environmental disaster which began on 20 April 2010, off the coast of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico on the BP-operated Macondo Prospect, considered the largest marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry and estimated to be 8 to 31 percent larger in volume than the previous largest, the Ixtoc I oil spill, also in the Gulf of Mexico. Jebel al-Zayt oil spill and Deepwater Horizon oil spill are 2010 in the environment and 2010 industrial disasters.

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Economy of Egypt

The economy of Egypt used to be a highly centralized economy, focused on import substitution under president Gamal Abdel Nasser (1954–1970).

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Ecosystem

An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system that environments and their organisms form through their interaction.

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Egypt

Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.

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Environmentalist

An environmentalist is a person who is concerned with and/or advocates for the protection of the environment.

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Hurghada

Hurghada (الغردقة) is a coastal city that serves as the largest city and capital of the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt.

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Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association

The Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (formally known as HEPCA) is a Non Governmental Organization that works primarily with marine and land conservation in the Red Sea Governorate in Egypt.

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List of oil spills

This is a reverse-chronological list of oil spills that have occurred throughout the world and spill(s) that are currently ongoing.

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Oil spill

An oil spill is the release of a liquid petroleum hydrocarbon into the environment, especially the marine ecosystem, due to human activity, and is a form of pollution.

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Red Sea

The Red Sea is a sea inlet of the Indian Ocean, lying between Africa and Asia.

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Seabird

Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment.

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Suez Canal

The Suez Canal (قَنَاةُ ٱلسُّوَيْسِ) is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia (and by extension, the Sinai Peninsula from the rest of Egypt).

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Turtle

Turtles are reptiles of the order Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs.

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See also

2010 disasters in Egypt

  • Jebel al-Zayt oil spill

2010 in Egypt

2010 industrial disasters

Man-made disasters in Egypt

Oil platform disasters

Oil spills in Africa

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jebel_al-Zayt_oil_spill

Also known as Hurghada oil spill, Jabal az Zayt oil spill, Red Sea oil spill.