List of gulfs
Agulfingeographyis a largebaythat is an arm of anoceanorsea.Not all geological features which could be considered a gulf have "Gulf" in the name, for example theBay of BengalorArabian Sea.[1][2]
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The term may refer to:
- Gulf of Aden,off the southwestern corner of theArabian Peninsula
- Gulf of Alaska,in thePacific Ocean,south of the state ofAlaska
- Albay Gulf,in the southern part ofLuzon
- Ambracian Gulf,of theIonian Seain northwesternGreece
- Amundsen Gulf,in theArctic Ocean,northwest ofCanada
- Gulf of Aqaba,in the northern end of theRed Sea
- Argolic Gulf,of theAegean Seaoff the east coast of thePeloponnese,Greece
- Asid Gulf, in the municipality ofMilagros, Masbate,Philippines
- Gulf of Bahrain,inlet of thePersian Gulfon the east coast ofSaudi Arabia
- Gulf of Biscay,betweenFranceandSpain
- Gulf of Boothia,inNunavut,Canada
- Gulf of Bothnia,part of theBaltic SeabetweenSwedenandFinland
- Gulf of Burgas,Black Sea,Bulgaria
- Gulf of Cádiz,part of theAtlantic Oceanoff the southern border ofSpainandPortugal
- Gulf of California,in the Pacific Ocean in northwesternMexico
- Cambridge Gulf,on the north coast ofWestern Australia
- Gulf of Carpentaria,inNorthern Australia
- Gulf of Cazones,in southernCuba
- Gulf of Corinth,of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece
- Gulf of Corryvreckan,off the west coast of mainlandScotland
- Davao Gulf,inDavao City,Mindanao,the Philippines
- Exmouth Gulf,gulf inNorth West Australia
- Gulf of the Farallones,between theFarallon Islandsand the mainland coast ofCalifornia,United States
- Gulf of Finland,between the southern coast of Finland and the northern coast ofEstoniain theBaltic Sea
- Gulf of Fonseca,of the Pacific Ocean inEl Salvador,Honduras, andNicaragua
- Gulf of Gabès,gulf onTunisia's east coast in theMediterranean Sea,offNorth Africa
- Gulf of Genoa,inside theLigurian Seaon the northwestern coast of Italy
- Gulf of Gonâve,in the Caribbean Sea off the coast ofHaiti
- Gulf of Guinea,in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast ofEquatorial Africa
- Gulf of Hammamet,in northeasternTunisia
- Hauraki Gulf,of theNorth IslandofNew Zealand
- Gulf of Hondurasin theCaribbean SeabetweenBelize,Guatemala,andHonduras
- Gulf Islandsclose toVancouver Islandand within theStrait of GeorgiawithinBritish Columbia
- Gulf of İzmirin theAegean Seabetween Turkey and Greece
- Gulf of Khambhatin theArabian Sea,formerly known as the Gulf of Cambay
- Gulf of Kuşadası
- Gulf of Kutchin theArabian Sea
- Lagonoy Gulfin thePhilippines
- Leyte Gulf,in Eastern Visayas, Philippines
- Lingayen Gulf,off westernLuzon,thePhilippines,in theSouth China Sea
- Gulf of Lion,a bay on the Mediterranean coastline of Languedoc-Roussillon andProvencein France
- Gulf of Maine,off the States ofMaine,New Hampshire,andMassachusettsin the United States, and the Canadian Provinces ofNew Brunswick,andNova Scotiain the Atlantic Ocean
- Malian Gulf
- Gulf of Mannar,between India andSri Lanka
- Gulf of Mexico,between Mexico, the United States, andCuba
- Gulf of Morbihan,a natural harbor on the coast of the Département of Morbihan in the south ofBrittany
- Gulf of Nicoya,inCosta Rica.Central America.
- Gulf of Odessa
- Gulf of Oman,between the southeasternArabian Peninsula,Iran,Pakistan and Arabian Sea.
- Gulf of Oristano,nearOristanoon the Western Sardinian coast
- Gulf of Panamain the Pacific Ocean south ofPanama
- Panay Gulf,in the Western Visayas, Philippines
- Gulf of Paria,in the Caribbean Sea betweenTrinidad and TobagoandVenezuela
- Persian GulfbetweenIranand the Arabian Peninsula
- Peter the Great Gulfin theSea of Japan
- Ragay Gulfin thePhilippines
- Gulf of Rigain theBaltic Sea
- Gulf of Roses,the most northeastern bay on the Catalan coast
- Gulf of Saint Lawrence,the world's largestestuaryand the outlet of theSaint Lawrence Riverinto the Atlantic Ocean
- Gulf St Vincent,Separated from Spencer Gulf by theYorke Peninsula
- Gulf of Salerno,which extends from Amalfi to Paestum across Salerno.
- Saronic Gulf,which extends into Greece from the Aegean Sea.
- Gulf of Sirte,just north ofLibyain the Mediterranean
- Spencer Gulf,nearPort Lincoln,South Australia
- Gulf of Suezin the northern end of theRed Sea,leading to theSuez Canal
- Gulf of Tarantoin the Mediterranean between the toe and the heel of Italy
- Gulf of Tartarybetween Russia andSakhalin
- Gulf of Thailandjust south ofThailandin the Pacific OceanSouth China Seas
- Gulf of Tonkinjust east of northernVietnamin the Pacific Ocean
- Gulf of Tunisin the Mediterranean off the coast ofTunisia
- Gulf of Varna,Black Sea,Bulgaria
- Gulf of Venice,at the head of the Adriatic Sea betweenItaly,SloveniaandCroatia
- Moro Gulf,the largest gulf in the Philippines off the coast of Mindanao
References[edit]
- ^"Gulf | Definition, Characteristics, & Facts".
- ^Earth's Coasts - Page 11 0778732061 Bobbie Kalman - 2008 A bay is an area of the ocean where the land curves inward. A cove is a small bay A gulf is a big, deep area of ocean that has land almost all around it. This gulf is the Gulf of Mexico. A strait is a narrow inlet of water that flows between two...
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