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A gulf is a large inlet from an ocean into a landmass, typically (though not always) with a narrower opening than a bay. The term was used traditionally for large, highly indented navigable bodies of salt water that are enclosed by the coastline. [ 1 ]
A gulf in geography is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea. Not all geological features which could be considered a gulf have "Gulf" in the name, ...
Al-Khaleej (Arabic: الخليج) is an Arabic word which means "gulf". Khaleej may refer to: In Gulf Arabic, it primarily refers to the Arabian Gulf, on the coast of which the Gulf Arabic dialects are spoken. Haliç, the Turkish name of the Golden Horn in Istanbul
Firth – Scottish word used for various coastal inlets and straits; Fjard – Glacially formed, broad, shallow inlet; Fjord – Long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by glacial activity; Geo – Inlet, a gully or a narrow and deep cleft in the face of a cliff; Gulf – Large inlet from the ocean into the landmass List of gulfs
Sea has several definitions: [a] A division of an ocean, delineated by landforms, [6] currents (e.g., Sargasso Sea), or specific latitude or longitude boundaries. This includes but is not limited to marginal seas, and this is the definition used for inclusion in this list.
Gulf house, a type of farmhouse that emerged in the 16th and 17th centuries in North Germany; Gulf of evaluation, the degree to which a computer system provides representations that can be directly perceived and interpreted in terms of the expectations and intentions of the user
As the super-continent Pangaea broke up along curved and indented fault lines, the continents moved apart and left large bays; these include the Gulf of Guinea, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Bay of Bengal, which is the world's largest bay. [7] Bays also form through coastal erosion by rivers and glaciers. [7] A bay formed by a glacier is a fjord.
Khalij is an Arabic word meaning a "gulf" and may refer to: the Persian Gulf, located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula; The Khalij (or Khalij al-Misri), a former canal in Cairo, Egypt; the Khalij el-Arab or Arab's Gulf, a large bay to the west of Alexandria in Egypt; the Khalīj 'Adan or Gulf of Aden, a gulf between Yemen and Somalia