If they're both small how come the Gulf of Mexico can be called a sea?
2007-02-02 15:39:11 · 6 answers · asked by BeautifuLL408Torres 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
A gulf is 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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2007-02-02 15:47:52 · answer #1 · answered by Tenn Gal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A sea is a large expanse of saline water connected with an ocean, or a large, usually saline, lake that lacks a natural outlet...where as a gulf or bay is a part of a lake or ocean that extends so that it is surrounded by land on three sides.
2007-02-03 04:47:46 · answer #2 · answered by Nitya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think a sea empties into a gulf.
2007-02-02 23:47:21 · answer #3 · answered by soulguy85 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sea is made of water and gulf is a game played by tiger Woods.
2007-02-02 23:42:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
gulf is surrounded by landin the shape of a 'V
2007-02-03 03:49:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
magic, of course!
2007-02-02 23:42:05 · answer #6 · answered by nelly 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋