basin
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This area of the North Sea is teeming with depleted oil and gas fields like Nini, as well as deep rock basins.
From Barron's
However, ocean basins are not just a container for seawater.
From Science Daily
All these other basins—the Northeast Pacific, Northwest Pacific and North Indian—have clocked below-normal activity for tropical storms.
Supported by the General Directorate of Museums in Italy, the Gabii Project plans to continue excavating the basin and the surrounding stone-paved zone next summer.
From Science Daily
Set in the Llanos de Moxos, a vast network of savannas, gallery forests, and floodplains that make up the largest wetland system in the Amazon basin, this area has inspired curiosity for centuries.
From Science Daily
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