Gulfs are large bodies of water that penetrate inland from a larger body of water like an ocean or sea. Gulfs can vary in size, shape, and depth but are generally larger and more deeply indented than bays. Many important trading centers are located on gulfs due to their sheltered harbors. The document then provides examples of several major gulfs around the world, including the Persian Gulf between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, the Gulf of Mexico between the US and Mexico, and the Gulf of Thailand between Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam. Gulfs can provide benefits like important shipping channels, tourist destinations, and profitable fishing grounds.

2. A gulf is a large bay that is an arm of an ocean or sea.
A gulf is a portion of the ocean that penetrates land.
Gulfs vary greatly in size, shape, and depth. They are
generally larger and more deeply indented than bays. Like
bays, they often make excellent harbors. Many
important trading cente.rs are located on gulfs. Gulfs may be
formed by movements in the Earths crust. The
Earths tectonic plates may rift, or break apart, creating a gulf.
Or, one plate may fold under another, a process
called subduction. Subduction may create a gulf by making
down folds, or troughs, in the rock under the ocean. Gulfs
are sometimes connected to the ocean by narrow passages
of water called straits. Strait is also a form of water form and
the example of this is Luzon Strait located at north. Gulfs can
also have wide openings and are sometimes
indistinguishable from larger bodies of water.

7. The Gulf of Aden is a gulf
located in the Arabian Sea
between Yemen, on the south
coast of the Arabian Peninsula,
and Somalia in the Horn of
Africa. In the northwest, it
connects with the Red Sea
through the Bab-el-Mandeb
strait, which is more than 20
miles wide.

8. The Gulf of Aqaba or Gulf of
Eilat is a large gulf at the
northern tip of the Red Sea,
east of the Sinai Peninsula and
west of the Arabian mainland.
Its coastline is divided
between four countries: Egypt,
Israel, Jordan, and Saudi
Arabia.

9. The Persian Gulf is a
mediterranean sea in
Western Asia. An extension
of the Indian Ocean (Gulf
of Oman) through the Strait
of Hormuz, it lies between
Iran to the northeast and
the Arabian Peninsula to
the southwest.[1] The Shatt
al-Arab river delta forms the
northwest shoreline. The
body of water is historically
and internationally known
as the "Persian Gulf".[

10. The northern end of the
Red Sea bifurcates into
the Sinai Peninsula,
creating the Gulf of Suez
in the west and the Gulf
of Aqaba to the east. It
stretches some 300
kilometres (190 mi) north
by northwest.

11. The Gulf of Bahrain is
an inlet of the Persian
Gulf on the east coast
of Saudi Arabia,
separated from the
main body of water
by the peninsula of
Qatar. It surrounds the
islands of Bahrain. The
King Fahd Causeway
crosses the western
section of the Gulf of
Bahrain, connection
Saudi Arabia to
Bahrain.

12. The Gulf of Oman or
Sea of Oman is a gulf
that connects the
Arabian Sea with the
Strait of Hormuz, which
then runs to the Persian
Gulf. It is generally
included as a branch
of the Persian Gulf, not
as an arm of the
Arabian Sea. The gulf
borders Pakistan and
Iran on the north,
Oman on the south,
and the United Arab
Emirates on the west.

13. The Gulf of Thailand,
historically known as
the Gulf of Siam, is a
shallow gulf of the
South China Sea[1]
bordered by
Cambodia, Thailand,
and Vietnam.

14. The Gulf of Tonkin is a
body of water located
off the coast of
northern Vietnam and
southern China. It is a
northern arm of the
South China Sea. The
Gulf is defined in the
west by the northern
coastline of Vietnam,
in the north by China's
Guangxi province,
and to the east by
China's Leizhou
Peninsula and Hainan
Island.

15. Davao Gulf is a gulf found
in Mindanao in the
Philippines. It has an area
of 308,000 hectares.[1]
Davao Gulf cuts into the
island of Mindanao from
Philippine Sea. It is
surrounded by all five
provinces in the Davao
Region. The largest island in
the gulf is Samal Island.
Davao City, on the gulf's
west coast, is the largest
and busiest port on the
gulf. The Bagobo, a tribe
known in Davao, are living
in the Davao Gulf.

16. The Gulf of
Anadyr, or Anadyr
Bay is a large bay
on the Bering Sea
in far northeast
Siberia. Gulf of
Anadyr is
considered as a
gulf even though it
is a bay and it is
near in Bering
Strait in Russia.

17. The Shelikhov Gulf is a
large gulf off the
northwestern coast of
Kamchatka, Russia. It is
located in the
northeastern corner of
the Sea of Okhotsk and it
branches into two main
arms, the Gizhigin Bay on
the west and the Penzhin
Bay on the east. Its
southwest corner is the
P'yagin Peninsula and the
Yamsky Islands.

18. Benefits Of Gulfs: Asian gulfs had
become important shipping
channels among nations. They
are important not only in the
region but also throughout the
world. In addition, this water fronts
are fast becoming tourist
destinations for divers. Some gulfs
provides profitable fishing
grounds for the country.