Iranians assert that it is a historical and internationally-recognized convention to name it the Persian Gulf, while Arab States, and most notably the six GCC member countries, have been claiming that the Gulf is Arabian since its shallow marine depths are a geological continuity of the Arabian peninsula's Eastern low-lying coasts, from Kuwait to the UAE's Northern Emirates.

The peninsula's near white sand beaches are popular vacation and leisure sites for Manila's rich and famous.

The other communities identified by Evens are the coastal strand, dominated by European beach grass ( Ammophila arenaria ), ice plant ( Carprobrotus edulis, also called sea fig or Hottentot fig ), sea rocket ( Cakile maritima ) and other species that thrive on the immediate coast ; northern coastal prairie, found on a narrow strip just inland from the coastal strand that includes some native grasses ; coastal rangeland, the area still grazed by the cattle from the peninsula's remaining working ranches ; northern coastal scrub, dominated by coyote bush ( Baccharis pilularis ); and the intertidal and subtidal plant communities.

The peninsula's ocean-facing beaches are considered among the finest in New Jersey and are a popular destination for recreation in summer when seasonal ferries bring beachgoers.

The peninsula's ocean-facing beaches are considered among the finest in New Jersey and are a popular destination for recreation in summer when seasonal ferries bring beachgoers.

Largest of these are Macandrew Bay ( the peninsula's largest settlement, with a population of 1, 100 ), Portobello, and Otakou, which was the site of the first permanent European settlement on the Harbour, and the site of an early whaling station, commemorated at nearby Weller's Rock.

Today, the greatest concentration of Finnish Americans is in Michigan Upper Peninsula, where they form 16 % of the population, and are the largest ancestral group in the peninsula's western counties.

The peninsula's waters are also a popular destination for scuba divers.

From the peninsula's high points, an observer can look north to the Hutt Valley and the Tararua Ranges, or southwest, across Cook Strait, to the high peaks of the Inland and Seaward Kaikoura Ranges, which are often snowbound in winter.

There are no natural harbours along the peninsula's rocky coastline.

About to the north is Mackinaw City and the Mackinac Bridge and the north end of the lower peninsula's I-75.

About to the north is Mackinaw City and the Mackinac Bridge and the north end of the lower peninsula's I-75.

The peninsula's major river, the Kano River in the north, flows through a graben valley created by plate tectonics.

For the first three centuries of Muslim rule, the peninsula's Christian kingdoms in the north were very much on the defensive, but eventually after the break-up of Muslim unity in the 11th century, the Muslims were driven south in a long process that historians term the Reconquista, which ended with their final capitulation in 1492.

It flows north and then northeast for a total of 35 kilometres from its source in the Coromandel Range to the west of Whangamata, passing through the town of Hikuai before reaching the Pacific Ocean at Tairua on the peninsula's east coast.

* The Sierra San Pedro Mártir runs south of the Sierra Juarez and includes the peninsula's highest peak, the Picacho del Diablo.

In the peninsula's northeast corner, the highway then turns south, running along the eastern edge of the peninsula and along the western shore of Hood Canal, until the highway terminates at a junction with Interstate 5 in Olympia.

However, small areas of the native ecology remain in the peninsula's south and west, some of which is protected by the Mornington Peninsula National Park.

The 1991 Gulf War was fought to the south and west of al-Faw, but the peninsula's military installations were heavily bombed by Allied forces during the conflict.

His mission to Bahrain and Qatar and the peace treaty that resulted were milestones in Qatar's history because they implicitly recognized the distinctness of Qatar from Bahrain and explicitly acknowledged the position of Mohammed bin Thani, an important representative of the peninsula's tribes.

Known as the Lizard complex, the peninsula's geology is the best preserved example of an exposed ophiolite in the United Kingdom.

The Bataan peninsula's recapture also avenged the surrender of the defunct United States Armed Forces in the Far East ( USAFFE ) to invading Japanese forces in 9 April 1942.

From Murdochville, Route 198 follows the York River to the city of Gaspé on the peninsula's eastern tip.

These kingdoms on the peninsula were major trading nations that transported goods across the peninsula's isthmus.

The peninsula's northernmost point on the riverside is known as Blackwall Point, and this may have led to the name Blackwall Peninsula sometimes being used in the late 20th century.

During his expeditions, Konščak recorded information on the peninsula's unknown topography, natural resources, and native inhabitants.

All of these Paramilitary Operations Officers operated through a CIA front organization called the Joint Advisory Commission, Korea ( JACK ), headquartered at Tongnae, a village near Pusan, on the peninsula's southeast coast.

Great Barrier is separated from Cape Colville on the peninsula's northern coast by the Colville Channel.

Evidence of the region's geothermal origins can be found in hot springs, notably at Hot Water Beach on the peninsula's east coast.

The lake is part of the great Inland Waterway, by which one can boat from Crooked Lake several miles ( km ) east of Petoskey on the Little Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan across the northern tip of the lower peninsula's so-called mitten to Cheboygan on Lake Huron.

The lake is part of the great Inland Waterway, by which one can boat from Crooked Lake and Round Lake near the Little Traverse Bay of Lake Michigan across the northern tip of the lower peninsula's so-called mitten to Cheboygan on Lake Huron.

* The cutting: a trench cut through a low ridge on the peninsula's eastern side, which provides a throughfare from Cobham Drive to Miramar Avenue and into central Miramar.

The Tacoma Yacht Club sits on the peninsula's promontory as a guardian of snug harbor.

The largest settlement on the peninsula ( other than parts of the Auckland conurbation ) is Whangarei, on a natural harbour opening on the Pacific Ocean close to the peninsula's widest point.

Beyond it lies 28 kilometres of rough road leading to the small settlement of Port Jackson, close to the peninsula's northwesternmost point, Cape Colville and 20 km to Port Charles on the northeastern side.

As the Japanese attempted to outflank the Australians to the west of Gemas, one of the bloodiest battles of the campaign began on January 15 on the peninsula's West coast near the Muar River.

In the northwestern part of the peninsula, the highway turns east, and runs along the peninsula's northern edge, parallel to the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

The majority of the city consists of gentle hills and valleys with some steep cliffs on the peninsula's east coast.

The mountainous reliefs of the Murman and Kandalaksha Coasts stretch from southeast to northwest, mirroring the peninsula's main orographic features.

Tourism is a major contributor to the peninsula's economy with the beaches at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware and Ocean City, Maryland being popular tourist destinations.

The peninsula's interior is rugged, being a northward continuation of the Appalachian Mountains called the Chic-Chocks, with Mont Jacques-Cartier at the peninisula's highest peak.

Route 132 circles the peninsula, with one branch following the coast and the other cutting across it at Sainte-Flavie, and a section of the International Appalachian Trail travels through the peninsula's mountains.

The Gaspé National Park ( Parc national de la Gaspésie ) is located in the Chic-Chocs, and Forillon National Park is at the peninsula's northeastern tip.

Its eastern shorelines meet many mangroves and mudflats in the waters of Western Port before it tapers down to form Crib Point, Stony Point and Sandy Point at the peninsula's most south-easterly point.

It continues up the Tobique River valley to Mount Carleton before crossing the Miramichi Highlands to the Restigouche River valley in Quebec and along the Chic-Choc Mountains of the Gaspé Peninsula, ending at the peninsula's easternmost point, Cap Gaspé in Forillon National Park.

Fortifications built at Westerplatte were in fact not very impressive: there were no real bunkers or underground tunnels, there were only five small concrete outposts ( guardhouses ) hidden in the peninsula's forest and the large barracks prepared for defense, supported by a network of field fortifications such as trenches and barricades.

While out at sea, Captain Vancouver saw the huge madrona trees atop the peninsula's southern bluffs but mistook them for magnolias and noted this in the ship's log.

* Article 7 permitted any Japanese mariner to conduct surveys and mapping operations at will in the seas off the Korean peninsula's coastline.

Within a few months he travelled with the Italian Alessandro Ricci to Sinai: the party left Cairo and followed the peninsula's eastern coast, passing through Ayun Musa ( a candidate for the " Wells of Moses "), Wadi Gharandel and Khazne Firaoun, to arrive at Maghara, where they made copies of the hieroglyphic inscriptions.

Beginning in 1900 a limestone quarrying operation was established at Aguathuna, near the peninsula's isthmus where the Table Head mountain ridge extends from the Lewis Hills.

The peninsula's highest point, at above sea level, is in the Jacques Peaks.