geography

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay. A gulf is a part of the ocean that is partly surrounded by land. A gulf cuts into the shoreline. It is similar to a bay, but a gulf goes farther inland than a bay does. A gulf is also bigger than a bay.a body of water existing within a large embayment of a continental coastline

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Hello nostia_dipzilla........ A gulf is similar to a bay. Bay of Bengal.....Gulf of Thailand.....Gulf of Aden....Gulf of Mexico....Hudson Bay. Tom

A gulf or bay is a part of a lake or ocean that extends so that it is surrounded by land on three sides