Difference between gulf, bay, strait, estuary and fjord

Difference between gulf, bay, strait, estuary and fjord

1. GULF
Gulf (Khaleej) is a portion of sea that penetrates into land or a deep inlet of the sea almost surrounded
by land, with a narrow mouth, as gulf of mexico.








BAY
Bay is like gulf but typically smaller than gulf.









STRAIT
a narrow passage of water connecting two seas or two other large areas of water is called strait.

2. PENINSULA
a piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water is called peninsula.






Estuary











FJORD
a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, as in Norway, typically formed by submergence
of a glaciated valley is called fjord(Fiord).