North Sea

infrastructure focused on connecting Ireland’s manufacturing hubs to improve accessibility. Rosslare’s facilities encourage RoRo and passenger ferry services but there is potential to extend the port and establish a Load-on Load-off (LoLo) presence. The deep sea estuary requires work to deepen the port. Currently, the port is seven metres deep. As a result, Rosslare Europort could apply for future funding under the Connecting Europe Facility programme (C.E.F.). Under the European Commission’s…

The Republic of Djibouti is a small country located in the horn of Africa to the north east of Africa which is bordering the Gulf of Eden at the south of the Red sea. The bordering countries are: Eritrea to the north, Ethiopia covering both north, west, and south and finally Somalia which borders them in the southeast with the approximate area of 23,200 km2 of land. The location of the country is in a manner that it forms a link between several countries of the world through trade and commerce.…

everlasting climate and fascinating geographical features. Jamaica is located in the Caribbean Sea and is a member of a chain of Islands known as the Greater Antilles. The other countries in this chain are Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Cayman Islands. Jamaica is the third largest country out of all of them with the area of 4,244 mi2. Interestingly enough, Jamaica is the exact size of Connecticut! The Caribbean Sea is the body of water that completely surrounds this country. Jamaica is…

The Greeks were very active on the sea and sought to expand their influence further into the Mediterranean. By the 7th and 6th century B.C., Greek colonies stretched from the Asia Minor to southern Italy, Sicily, and north Africa, and even some parts of southern France and Spain(Hemingway). The Greeks established trading enclaves along already existing cities along the coast. They spread Greek culture which is found through pottery, silver, bronze, olive oil, and wine. Not only did the Greeks…

piracy started when Spain discovered the Americas and all the gold in it. With information like this, other countries wanted apart of the wealth and sent their own people (people like Sire Francis Drake), and it was the want for wealth that started the sea battles and first forms of piracy in the…

Reflection Essay: "The Old Man and the Sea" "The Old Man and the Sea" is truly an inspiring work from Hemingway. I've learned about old age, courage, pride, machismo, divinity in death and brotherhood. Also, this novella has given me insight into the life of a fisherman, the dangers they can face and the prizes they receive. I was also startled by the fact that Hemingway is really proud of machismo, and he shows this by presenting us Santiago, an old man who has a male bravado.…

its widest 51 miles from St. Ann’s Bay in the north to Portland Point in the south, lying 90 miles south of Cuba, which is 118 miles west of Haiti. The mountain range runs from east to west. The Blue Mountains, at the eastern end rise is 7,402 feet and Birch’s Hill at the western end is 1,809 feet high. Morning views from Blue Mountain Peak are spectacular. As the sun comes up you can see cuba, but since you are over a mile and a quarter above sea level the view is more often than not filled…

North Africa’s economic transformation is their Trans-Saharan trading as the gold and salt was their main income to put expensive taxes on goods. Plus, the ironworking also occurred, but mostly happened in North Africa. Sub-Saharan economic transformations can be the Indian Ocean, which allowed cultures mixing, they also traded with Portugal, and ironworking…

In 1951, Ernest Hemingway wrote one of his last famous works, The Old Man and the Sea. As it is noted by the title, the main setting of the novel is the sea. Hemingway uses this setting throughout the novel to exemplify the natural relationship between man and nature. During Santiago’s journey he encounters other creatures, like the marlin, to support the claim of nature and man working against and with each other. This novel, not only is a captivating story of man’s ongoing battle with the…

North Korea is an Asian country located in the Northern part of the Korean peninsula. It is surrounded by China, South Korea, the East Sea, and the Yellow Sea. North Korea’s physical land mostly consists of rigid mountains and valley and is divided into the east and west coasts by the Nangnim Mountains. A multitude of river systems flow through the valleys and end up in the adjacent seas. Dormant volcanoes are scattered through North Korea’s mountain ranges. The temperature is generally cool in…