Gulf | Definition, Characteristics, & Facts | Britannica
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gulf, any large coastal indentation. More specifically, such a feature is the reentrant of an ocean…This problem of nomenclature extends to the difference between gulfs and seas. There are many small seas, such as the Sea of Marmara (11,000 square km [about 4,200 square miles]) and the Sea of Azov (38,000 square km [about 14,700 square miles]), which, strictly speaking, are reall… The Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea are both gulfs, approximately the same size and havin…In some cases, the width of a gulf may exceed its length. The Great Australian Bight has the widest mouth (2,800 km [1,740 miles]). The Gulf of Guinea is the deepest; its maximum depth (6,363 metres [20,876 feet]) exceeds that of the Bay of Bengal by more than 1,000 metres (abo…
gulf, any large coastal indentation. More specifically, such a feature is the reentrant of an ocean…This problem of nomenclature extends to the difference between gulfs and seas. There are many small seas, such as the Sea of Marmara (11,000 square km [about 4,200 square miles]) and the Sea of Azov (38,000 square km [about 14,700 square miles]), which, strictly speaking, are reall…
The Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea are both gulfs, approximately the same size and havin…In some cases, the width of a gulf may exceed its length. The Great Australian Bight has the widest mouth (2,800 km [1,740 miles]). The Gulf of Guinea is the deepest; its maximum depth (6,363 metres [20,876 feet]) exceeds that of the Bay of Bengal by more than 1,000 metres (abo…
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