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Any large coastal indentation, similar to a bay but larger.
Most existing gulfs were formed or greatly extended as a result of the rise in sea level that accompanied the ending of the last ice age. Some, such as the Gulf of California and the Gulf of Oman, resulted from warping, folding, or downfaulting of the Earth's crust, which caused parts of the shoreline to drop below sea level. Most gulfs are connected with the sea by one or more straits. A gulf may have a group of islands at its mouth or may open into another gulf. Gulfs may differ from the adjoining sea in water properties and sedimentation.
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Alaska Gulf of
Amundsen Gulf
Aqaba Gulf of
Arta Gulf of
Gulf of Chihli
Bothnia Gulf of
California Gulf of
Carpentaria Gulf of
Exmouth Gulf
Fonseca Gulf of
Gdansk Gulf of
Guacanayabo Gulf of
Guinea Gulf of
Gulf & Western Inc.
Gulf Cooperation Council
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gulf Oil Corp.
Gulf Stream
Gulf War syndrome
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Co.
Joseph Bonaparte Gulf
Khambhat Gulf of
Gulf of Cambay
Laconia Gulf of
Leyte Gulf Battle of
Lingayen Gulf
Lion Gulf of
Messenia Gulf of
Mexico Gulf of
Mirabello Gulf
Nicoya Gulf of
Oman Gulf of
Paria Gulf of
Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf War First
Gulf War
Persian Gulf War Second
Riga Gulf of
Saint Lawrence Gulf of
Saint Vincent Gulf
Saint Malo Gulf of
Saronic Gulf
Shelikhov Gulf of
Sidra Gulf of
Gulf of Sirte
Singitic Gulf
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Tehuantepec Gulf of
Thailand Gulf of
Gulf of Siam
Tonkin Gulf of
Venice Gulf of
Gulf of Gascony