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A bay is smaller than a gulf and a sea is larger than a gulf
Wilburn Weissnat
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∙ 14y agoand ocean is a big body of water and a gulf is surrounded by three sides of land ...for example the Gulf of Mexico its surrounded by land but not completely surrounded
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∙ 14y agoWhat is the difference between a gulf and a sea?
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∙ 13y agoA gulf is a very large bay - as in the gulf of Mexico or the gulf of Arabia. An ocean is much bigger (for instance the gulf of Mexico is part of the North Atlantic Ocean).
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∙ 9y agoA sea is just a mass of salt water on the Earth's surface, a Gulf is a portion of a sea partially enclosed by land
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∙ 6y agosea is bigger
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How is a gulf different from a sea or a bay?
A bay is smaller than a gulf and a sea is larger than a gulf
What is the name of an inlet of the sea or other body of water that is smaller than a gulf?
It sounds like you referring to a Canal.
What is a similarity between gulf and bay?
A gulf and a bay are both arms of a sea or ocean partially enclosed by land.
What are names of places by the sea?
There are many different names. Some are Bay, Gulf, Beach. There are also pronouns too.
Do you travel through the Bay of Bengal when trying to get to the Persian Gulf from the Arabian Sea?
No. The Arabian Sea is West of India, and the and the Bay of Bengal is East of India. The Arabian Sea leads right into the Persian Gulf.
What is another word for seas?
ocean, sea, bay, gulf
Definition of water forms of the Philippines?
The different water forms are sea, ocean, bay, gulf, lake, and river.WHAT R THEIR NAMES?
What is a bay or gulf?
A bay is a shallow, often in an arc, indent in the coastline; bigger than a cove but smaller than a gulf. A gulf is much larger and digs into the coastline further than a bay forming an arm of the sea. As by example of the Gulf of Mexico, the Persian Gulf.
What is the difference between a bay and a gulf?
It is a matter of size, a Bay is a body of water forming an indentation on the shoreline. This makes a Bay larger than a Cove but smaller than a Gulf. A Gulf is described as a portion of an ocean or sea, partially enclosed by land
What is a gulf landform?
A gulf is larger than a bay. It is a part of the sea or ocean that is partially surrounded by land.
Where is the Gulf of Riga?
It is a bay of the Baltic Sea between Latvia and Estonia
What is a part of an ocean that is surrounded by land?
The part of ocean surrounded by land is either a country or island. Idiot. a country or island is a part of land surrounded by water. this question is what is a part of an ocean that is surrounded by land. I believe that is either bay or cove. hello, isn't it a peninsula?
