Salt and water absorption occur in the large intestine, as well as mucous secretion to aid in the transport of faecal matter, which is passed out through the cloaca.

Transport in Antarctica has transformed from explorers crossing the isolated remote area of Antarctica by foot to a more open area due to human technologies enabling more convenient and faster transport, predominantly by air and water, as well as land.

The infrastructure of land, water and air transport needs to be safe and sustainable.

Alternatively, ocean eddies, the oceanic equivalent of atmospheric storms, or the large-scale meanders of the Circumpolar Current may directly transport momentum downwards in the water column.

A bridge can be categorized by what it is designed to carry, such as trains, pedestrian or road traffic, a pipeline or waterway for water transport or barge traffic.

Benefits include reduced transport costs, exchange of ideas, sharing of natural resources, large local markets, and later in their development, amenities such as running water and sewage disposal.

The south of the country is not connected to central Chile by road, except through Argentina, and water transport also plays a part there.

Transport in Croatia relies on several main modes, including transport by road, rail, water and air.

In the Middle Ages, water transport was cheaper and faster than transport overland.

Depending on the water content which varies during the menstrual cycle the mucus functions as a barrier or a transport medium to spermatozoa.

The inlet grate for the water pipe that is used to transport the water can be seen next to the sensory garden in Cheddar Gorge.

Other types of military ferries, such as the Soviet Plavayushij Transportyor-Srednyj, are able to load while still on land and transport other vehicles cross country and over water.

On the other hand, the Democratic Republic of Congo has thousands of kilometres of navigable waterways, and traditionally water transport has been the dominant means of moving around approximately two-thirds of the country.

Diagrammatic Map of ground and water transport in the DR Congo in 2000 ( roads ) and 2006 ( waterways and railways )

On the other hand, the DRC has thousands of kilometres of navigable waterways, and traditionally water transport has been the dominant means of moving around approximately two-thirds of the country.

The two projects would also link the major parts of the country not served by water transport, and the main centres of the economy.

Water transport is conducted principally in small craft, and commercial water transport is relatively absent.

* Lake Edward: located within national parks, settlements are small, water transport is conducted principally in small craft, commercial water transport is absent.

That quicker transport of surface water can translate into flash flooding and more localized floods than would occur with the forest cover.

Besides those mentioned, other large bodies of water adjacent to the Atlantic are the Caribbean Sea ; the Gulf of Mexico ; Hudson Bay ; the Arctic Ocean ; the Mediterranean Sea ; the North Sea ; the Baltic Sea and the Celtic Sea.

At the northern part of the Gulf of Bothnia the water is no longer salty and many fresh water species live in the sea.

Laboratory experiments carried out in Australia have proven that bubbles can, indeed, sink a scale model ship by decreasing the density of the water ; any wreckage consequently rising to the surface would be rapidly dispersed by the Gulf Stream.

Following the fall of the Shah of Iran and the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1979 – 1980, the West became concerned with ensuring the flow of oil from the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, and the US received permission for a $ 400 million expansion of the military facilities on Diego Garcia consisting of two parallel runways, expansive parking aprons for heavy bombers, 20 new anchorages in the lagoon, a deep water pier, port facilities for the largest naval vessels in the US or British fleet, aircraft hangars, maintenance buildings and an air terminal, a fuel storage area, and billeting and messing facilities for thousands of sailors and support personnel.

Seas include the Gulf of Aden, Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Great Australian Bight, Laccadive Sea, Gulf of Mannar, Mozambique Channel, Gulf of Oman, Persian Gulf, Red Sea and other tributary water bodies.

air and water pollution because of a lack of waste conversion equipment ; Gulf of Riga and Daugava River heavily polluted ; contamination of soil and groundwater with chemicals and petroleum products at military bases

Gaddafi claimed the Gulf of Sidra as his territorial water and his navy was involved in a conflict from January to March 1986.

The province is surrounded by three major bodies of water, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the north, the Bay of Fundy to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east.

Recent research has concluded that the large volume of water in the Norwegian Sea with its large heat absorption capacity is more important as a source of Norways mild winters than the Gulf Stream and its extenctions.

Historically and internationally known as the Persian Gulf, this body of water is sometimes controversially referred to as the Arabian Gulf or simply The Gulf by most Arab states, although neither of the latter two terms are recognized internationally.

Consequently in the Greek sources, the body of water that bordered this province came to be known as the Persian Gulf.

Saudi Arabian Oil Company ( Saudi Aramco ) technicians have determined that very deep aquifers lie in many areas of northern and eastern Arabia and that the Wasia, the largest aquifer in Saudi Arabia, contains more water than the Persian Gulf.

In Arsinoe, Ptolemy constructed a navigable lock, with sluices, at the Heroopolite Gulf of the Red Sea which allowed the passage of vessels but prevented salt water from the Red Sea from mingling with the fresh water in the canal.

Geologically, the lake was formed after the last ice age about 10, 000 years ago ; when the ice melted, the entire width of Sweden was covered in water, creating a strait between Kattegat and the Gulf of Bothnia.

Since the mid – 20th century, heavy water consumption of farms and cities along the river has left only 20 % of its natural discharge to flow to the Gulf.

Franklin measured water temperatures during several Atlantic crossings and correctly explained the Gulf Stream's cause.

In the Zoige Basin along the boundary with Gansu Province, the Yellow River loops northwest and then northeast before turning south, creating the " Ordos Loop ", and then flows generally eastward across northern China to the Gulf of Bohai, draining a basin of which nourishes 140 million people with drinking water and irrigation.

The International Maritime Bureau reports offshore waters in the Gulf of Aden are high risk for piracy ; numerous vessels, including commercial shipping and pleasure craft, have been attacked and hijacked both at anchor and while underway ; crew, passengers, and cargo are held for ransom ; the presence of several naval task forces in the Gulf of Aden and additional anti-piracy measures on the part of ship operators reduced the incidence of piracy in that body of water by more than half in 2010.

Significant water bodies include portions of Lake Francis, Clarksville Pond, Carr Pond and Dead Water Stream.

* Big Stream – An important stream in the county that furnished water power to early settlers.

The Painswick Stream and Ruscombe Brook join the channel below the junction and flow through the Dudbridge locks, after which the water is discharged into the River Frome below the A419 Dudbridge Road bridge.

Although it can be found anywhere in the open ocean ( especially warm water seas ), it is most commonly found in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Pacific and Indian oceans and in the northern Atlantic Gulf Stream.

The park is pock marked with drain lids, many of which lead down to Busby's Bore, the first large-scale attempt at a water source system after the backing up of Tank Stream, the Sydney colony's primary water source.

Stream from the hills east offered water for cultivation.

Also near Cape Hatteras, two major Atlantic currents collide, namely the southerly-flowing cold water Labrador Current and the northerly-flowing warm water Florida Current ( Gulf Stream ).

Sydney Cove offered both of these, being serviced by a fresh water creek which was soon to be known as Tank Stream.

The terrace in the eastern end, called Strömparterren (" The Stream Parterr "), is a public park with a restaurant dating from 1832, while the flight of stairs leading down to the water is from 1807-1810.

* Stream or run, a flowing body of water

Some models, like the Super Soaker Power Soaker Jr. and Stream Machines draw in and expel water from their nozzles.

The Water Warriors Steady Stream uses a spring-based mechanisms as a sort of water capacitor to allow this otherwise piston-based water gun to produce a constant stream of water so long as the user pumps quickly enough.

Manufacturers were drawn because of the water power provided by the Messalonskee Stream.

The full recipe also includes instructions for home-made soda water produced from basic ingredients such as yeast and sugar in order to make the entire process open source, otherwise there would be a need to use commercially-produced bottled or canned soda, or consumer carbonation machines ( such as Soda Stream ) with commercially manufactured carbon dioxide canisters.

Nor ' easters thrive on the converging air masses ; that is, the polar cold air mass and the warmer ocean water of the Gulf Stream.

Tung-Lung Stream spectacular stream that falls seemingly joined together by the torrential water to form a continuous fals of more than 700 feet ( 213 m ).

Hemingway was attracted to Bimini by tales of the incredible fishing available in the Gulf Stream, the legendary “ river ” of warm water that rushes north past the Bahamas.

With Oliver Young and John Smith, he began clearing trees that summer for farming near Wilson Pond, where the Wilson Stream would provide water power for mills.