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Edition 29/July/2021 Bahrain Historical & Archaeology Society/Dilmun Magazine fowzia@alsakhriconsult.com
Geology of the
Arabian Gulf
Figure 1 A-Today Water depth contour map showing shallowest
water depth on the Arabian side compared to the Iranian side.
Average water depth is 50 m and maximum 110 m near Hormuz
)Barwani and Purnama, 2011(, B- Progressive sea transgression
in the Arabian Gulf in the last 18000 years. )a( 18000 y BP, )b(
12000 y BP, )c( 10000 y BP, )d( 8000 y BP )Lambeck 1996(.
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