parallel
n.纬线
Beijing is close to the fortieth parallel of north latitude.
北京靠近北纬四十度。
longitude
n.经度,经线
latitude
n.纬度
equator
n.赤道
The weather is very hot near the equator.
赤道附近的天气非常热。
zenith
n.顶点，顶峰，天顶
inlet
n.小岛
gulf
n.海湾
The Persian Gulf is abundant in crude oil.
波斯湾盛产原油。
cliff
n.悬崖，绝壁
The mountaineer broke a leg while climbing a cliff and was hospitalized for a month.
登山运动员在攀登悬崖时摔断了一条腿，住了一个月的院。
sandbank
n.沙洲，沙丘
tempest
n.暴风雨
seaquake
n.海震.海啸
estuary
n.入海口
torrent
n.急流，洪流(deluge, flood)
The river was a torrent after the storm.
暴风雨过后，河水奔流而下。
tributary
n.支流 adj.支流的
confluent
adj.汇合的
canal
n.运河(aqueduct)
The canals take water to the rice fields.
水渠把水送到稻田里。
range
n.山脉
massif
n.群山，高地
crevice
n.裂缝(cleft, rift)
plateau
n.高原
marine
adj.海的(marine, deanic)；海上的；近海的
Research in support of marine biotechnology is well underway due to enough funding and government support.
由于有足够的资金和政府支持，海洋生物技术的研究正在进行。