Equally, what is China doing building roads, ports and pipelines in Myanmar and Pakistan, connecting west and south-west China with the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean?

ECONOMIST: Heavenly dynasty

The nearest confirmed sighting of a Great White to the South West coast has been 200 miles away in the Bay of Biscay.

BBC: 'Great White Shark' spotted

The Republican victory was also tempered by Democratic wins in conservative pockets of the state, including the hills and hollows of the south-west and the quiet coves and salt marshes of Chesapeake Bay.

ECONOMIST: Elections in the South

The south west parish includes one of the island's most popular beaches - St Brelade's Bay - and is the third most populated parish with 10, 568 people, or 11% of the population.

BBC: St Brelade's Bay

There are only a few direct routes east to west across the bay (four bridges and the BART tunnel) and none north to south.

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