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Gulf of Tunis in Tunisia Map of the Gulf of Bothnia between Sweden and Finland. A gulf is a large inlet from an ocean into a landmass, typically (though not always) with a narrower opening than a bay.
Gulf of Aden, off the southwestern corner of the Arabian Peninsula; Albay Gulf, in the southern part of Luzon, Philippines; Gulf of Aqaba, in the northern end of the Red Sea ...
First, there was a late Triassic–early Jurassic phase of rifting during which rift valleys formed and filled with continental red beds. Second, as rifting progressed through early and middle Jurassic times, the continental crust was stretched and thinned.
Surface temperatures in the western North Atlantic: Most of the North American landmass is black and dark blue (cold), while the Gulf Stream is red (warm). Source: NASA The Gulf Stream is a warm and swift Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows through the Straits of Florida and up the eastern coastline of the United States, then veers east near 36°N latitude ...
Ria – Coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley; River delta – Silt deposition landform at the mouth of a river; Salt marsh – Coastal ecosystem between land and open saltwater that is regularly flooded; Sea cave – Cave formed by the wave action of the sea and located along present or former coastlines
This is a list of seas of the World Ocean, including marginal seas, areas of water, various gulfs, bights, bays, and straits. [2] In many cases it is a matter of tradition for a body of water to be named a sea or a bay, etc., therefore all these types are listed here.
Bays also form through coastal erosion by rivers and glaciers. [7] A bay formed by a glacier is a fjord. Rias are created by rivers and are characterised by more gradual slopes. Deposits of softer rocks erode more rapidly, forming bays, while harder rocks erode less quickly, leaving headlands.
Persian Gulf at Night from ISS, 2020.. The Persian Gulf, [a] sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, [b] is a mediterranean sea in West Asia.The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. [1]