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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, for example the Bay of Bengal or Arabian Sea .
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.
Gulfs of the United States (1 C, 5 P) V. Gulfs of Venezuela (1 C, 3 P) Gulfs of Vietnam (2 C, 2 P) This page was last edited on 12 January 2018, at 14:28 (UTC). Text ...
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. The term was used traditionally for large, highly indented navigable bodies of salt water that are enclosed by the coastline. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. Large gulf at the northern tip of the Red Sea Gulf of Aqaba Gulf of Eilat خَلِيج الْعَقَبَة (Arabic) מפרץ אילת (Hebrew) The Sinai Peninsula with the Gulf of Aqaba to the east and the Gulf of Suez to the west Gulf of Aqaba Location West Asia Coordinates 28°45′N ...
Sula Channel - connects Albay Gulf to Pacific Ocean; Sumba Strait – between Flores and Sumba, Indonesia; Sunda Strait – between Sumatra and Java; Surigao Strait – between Leyte and Mindanao islands in the Philippines; Suwannee Strait (prehistoric) – a.k.a. Gulf Trough: Florida (USA) Svinesund – between Norway and Sweden
Regardless of place name, an article is placed in this category if its content indicates that the place is a gulf. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.
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] It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz. The Shatt al-Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline.