Corfu Corfu Corfu or Kerkyra (; , ; , ; ; ) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the northwesternmost part of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality, which also includes the smaller islands of Ereikoussa, Mathraki and Othonoi. The municipality has an area of 610,9 km, the island proper 592,8 km. The principal city of the island and seat of the municipality (pop. 32,095) is also named Corfu. Corfu is home
Coastal upwelling of the South Eastern Arabian Sea Coastal upwelling of the South Eastern Arabian Sea Coastal upwelling of the South Eastern Arabian Sea (SEAS) is a typical eastern boundary upwelling system (EBUS) similar to the California, Bengulea, Canary Island and Peru-Chili systems. Unlike those four, the SEAS upwelling system needs to be explored in a much focused manner to clearly understand the chemical and biological responses associated with this coastal process. The coastal upwelling in the south-eastern Arabian Sea occurs seasonally. It begins in the mid Spring along the southern tip of India and as the season advances it spreads northward. It is not a uniform wind-driven