Home›Gulfs and Bays›Shaped ByBrowse ByShaped ByThis dimension credits the process that carved a body of water's own shape, whether erosion, glaciation or tectonic movement. Wikipedia describes erosion as "the action of surface processes (such as water flow or wind) that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust and then transports it to another location where it is deposited," one of the most common shaping forces of all. Browsing by what shaped a body of water groups features carved by the same kind of natural process.FactsShaped BySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonTypical SalinityWell-attestedSaline 1Shaped ByFilter Results11 entriesWater Body TypeAllGulfs and Bays (World) (11)ContinentAllAfrica (3)Asia (5)Australia (2)Europe (3)North America (5)Area or Depth BandAll117,000 to 720,000 sq km (4)15,100 to 115,000 sq km (3)2,400 to 13,512 sq km (2)25 to 2,325 sq km (2)797,000 to 161,760,000 sq km (3)Bordering Land or CountryAllAustralia (1)Bahrain (1)Bangladesh (1)Belize (1)Canada (2)Djibouti (1)Egypt (2)Estonia (1)Finland (3)Greece (1)Guatemala (1)Honduras (1)India (1)Iran (1)Iraq (1)Israel (1)Jordan (1)Kuwait (1)Mexico (1)Myanmar (1)Oman (1)Papua New Guinea (1)Qatar (1)Russia (1)Saudi Arabia (2)Somalia (1)Sri Lanka (1)Sweden (2)United Arab Emirates (1)United States (3)Vietnam (1)Yemen (1)LengthAll1,126 to 2,525 km (2)15 to 320 km (3)346 to 700 km (2)725 to 1,120 km (2)First Proposed YearAll1687 (1)1837 (1)1865 (1)1893 (1)1905 (1)1912 (1)Scientific Consensus YearAll1875 (1)1890 (1)1967 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareContinental RiftingShaped By1 entryFaultingShaped By1 entryFluvial ErosionShaped By1 entryGlacial Isostatic ReboundShaped By1 entryGlaciationShaped By2 entriesKarstificationShaped By1 entryPlate TectonicsShaped By7 entriesSea Level ChangeShaped By3 entriesStrike-Slip FaultingShaped By1 entrySubductionShaped By1 entryTidal ActionShaped By2 entriesSources1. 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.