The Gulf reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Apr-2004
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Gulf

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

Well-known bays and gulfs (in alphabetic order) include:

A couple of non-gulfs (actually straits) are:


See also Physical geography