Home›Gulfs and Bays›All Gulfs and BaysBrowse ByAll Gulfs and BaysReference and ClassificationVerifiedNamed areas of ocean or sea partly enclosed by land, larger and more open than a strait, such as the Persian Gulf. Belongs here: a named gulf or bay. Does not belong here: a narrow passage joining two larger bodies of water, held under Straits and Channels, or a sea in its own right, held under Seas.FactsAll Gulfs and BaysSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonTypical SalinityWell-attestedSaline 1All Gulfs and BaysFilter Results41 entriesWater Body TypeAllGulfs and Bays (World) (41)ContinentAllAfrica (6)Asia (12)Australia (2)Europe (9)North America (14)South America (1)Area or Depth BandAll117,000 to 720,000 sq km (10)15,100 to 115,000 sq km (8)2,400 to 13,512 sq km (3)25 to 2,325 sq km (4)797,000 to 161,760,000 sq km (5)Bordering Land or CountryAllAustralia (1)Bahrain (1)Bangladesh (1)Belize (1)Benin (1)Cambodia (1)Cameroon (1)Canada (5)China (1)Colombia (1)Cote d'Ivoire (1)Cuba (1)Djibouti (1)Egypt (2)Equatorial Guinea (1)Estonia (2)Finland (2)France (2)Gabon (1)Ghana (1)Greece (1)Guatemala (1)Honduras (1)India (3)Iran (2)Iraq (1)Israel (1)Italy (2)Jordan (1)Kuwait (1)Latvia (1)Libya (1)Malaysia (1)Mexico (1)Muscat and Oman (1)Myanmar (2)Nigeria (1)Oman (2)Pakistan (1)Panama (1)Papua New Guinea (1)Qatar (1)Russia (1)Saudi Arabia (2)Somalia (1)South Africa (1)Spain (3)Sri Lanka (1)Sweden (1)São Tomé and Príncipe (1)Thailand (1)Togo (1)United Arab Emirates (2)United States (5)Venezuela (1)Vietnam (3)Yemen (1)Parent Water BodyAllIonian Sea (1)Shaped ByAllContinental Rifting (1)Faulting (1)Fluvial Erosion (1)Glacial Isostatic Rebound (1)Glaciation (2)Karstification (1)Plate Tectonics (7)Sea Level Change (3)Strike-Slip Faulting (1)Subduction (1)Tidal Action (2)LengthAll1,126 to 2,525 km (2)15 to 320 km (3)346 to 700 km (3)725 to 1,120 km (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 41Baffin BayGulfs and BaysBay of BengalGulfs and BaysBay of BiscayGulfs and BaysBay of CadizGulfs and BaysBay of FundyGulfs and BaysBay of NaplesGulfs and BaysDelaware BayGulfs and BaysGuantanamo BayGulfs and BaysGulf of AdenGulfs and BaysGulf of AlaskaGulfs and BaysGulf of AqabaGulfs and BaysGulf of BothniaGulfs and BaysGulf of CaliforniaGulfs and BaysGulf of CarpentariaGulfs and BaysGulf of CorinthGulfs and BaysGulf of FinlandGulfs and BaysGulf of GuineaGulfs and BaysGulf of HondurasGulfs and BaysGulf of KhambhatGulfs and BaysGulf of KutchGulfs and BaysGulf of LionGulfs and BaysGulf of MartabanGulfs and BaysGulf of MexicoGulfs and BaysGulf of OmanGulfs and BaysGulf of PanamaGulfs and BaysGulf of PapuaGulfs and BaysGulf of RigaGulfs and BaysGulf of SidraGulfs and BaysGulf of St. LawrenceGulfs and BaysGulf of SuezGulfs and BaysGulf of TarantoGulfs and BaysGulf of ThailandGulfs and BaysGulf of TonkinGulfs and BaysGulf of VenezuelaGulfs and BaysHa Long BayGulfs and BaysHudson BayGulfs and BaysJames BayGulfs and BaysMassachusetts BayGulfs and BaysSan Francisco BayGulfs and BaysTable BayGulfs and BaysThe Persian GulfGulfs and BaysSources1. Body of water - Wikipediatier 2WikipediaBody of water, Gulf and Bay definitionsQuote, Body of water, Gulf and Bay definitionsGulf: A large extension of sea or ocean that stretches deep into the bordering landmass. Bay: A wide indentation of the coast of a larger body of water.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.