Coastal and Oceanic Landform (07. Bay and Gulf)

07. Bay and Gulf                                                                                                          Back to Coastal and Oceanic Landform


Bay
    The bay at San Sebastián, Spain
    The bay at San Sebastián, Spain
  • bay is a large body of water connected to an ocean or sea.
  •  Formed by;
                               -An inlet of land
                               -Via glacial
                               -River erosion
  •  Result of  the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds.
  • It exist as an inlet in a lake or pond
  • A large bay called as;
                             -Gulf
                             -Sea
                            -Sound
                            -Bight.

  •  A cove is a circular oroval coastal inlet with a narrow entrance; some coves may be referred to as bays.
The Bay of Bengal in South Asia
The Bay of Bengal in South Asia
  • Bays are safe place for fishing.
  •  Any bay contain;
                         - fish
                         -sea creatures
                         -adjacent to other bays
                                   (James Bay is adjacent to Hudson Bay) 

  • Large bays are;
                       -The Bay of Bengal
                       -The Hudson Bay
                       -Gulf of Guinea
                       -Persian Gulf
                       -Gulf of Alaska
                       -Gulf of Mexico

  • The largest bays can create  continental drift.



















Gulf 

  • It is sea or ocean that reaches to land.
  • Gulf created from deposites and erosion.
  • Gulf has 2 main characteristics;
                                                1.part of sea /ocean
                                                2.reaches into land 
  • Most famous gulf;
                     1.Gulf of Mexico= Largest gulf.
                                                          Water from Atlantic ocean  &Caribben sea.

                     2.Persian Gulf=  Iran,Kuwait,United Arab Emirates, Qutar


Examples;
-Gulf of Mexico
-Lousiana
-Taxas coast
-Persian Gulf
-Saginaw Bay in Michigan
The bay of İzmir, in Turkey
The bay of İzmir, in Turkey




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