Gulfs of the World Trivia Quiz

Answer: Gulf of Mexico

It covers an area of 615,000 square miles with a coastline of over 3,000 miles. The Gulf was formed about 300 million years ago. The coastline is bordered along the north, north-east and north-west by the USA, to the south and south-west by Mexico and to the east by Cuba.

Answer: Gulf Stream

It begins on the east coast of Florida then travels up the USA coast to Newfoundland and then across the Atlantic Ocean towards Europe. The Gulf Stream is a powerful, warm, surface current that is considered one of the world's strongest currents.

Answer: Gulf of Carpentaria

It is a large bay off northern Australia, between Queensland and the Northern Territory. The gulf is quite shallow and does not exceed 82 metres in depth, however, it covers an area of 300,000 kmē.

Answer: Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf is located in Western Asia between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, and is an extension of the Indian Ocean. It is considered to be a very young gulf, being formed only about 15,000 years ago.

Answer: Gulf of Papua

Some of New Guinea's largest rivers flow into this gulf which covers a 400-kilometre wide area. It is on the south coast of Papua New Guinea and has an a area of approximately 35,000 kmē.

Answer: Gulf of Bothnia

It is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea and is frozen over for nearly five months of the year. The surface area and depth are gradually decreasing by 80 cm every 100 years. The reason for this is that the land at the edge of the gulf is slowly rising after being pressed down by the last ice age.

Answer: Amundsen Gulf

It is located in the Canadian Northwest Territories, between Banks and Victoria Islands and the Canadian coast. The entire gulf is in the Arctic tundra climate region. The gulf is relatively small as it is only 400 km in length and 150 km across.

Answer: Gulf of the Farallones

It extends from San Francisco Bay and Drakes Bay to the Farallon Islands. Sadly, in the past, the gulf was the dumping ground for various types of waste until the 1990s. It is home to many major shipping lines to the ports of San Francisco and Oakland.

Answer: Gulf of Kutch

The gulf is known for its extreme tides. The gulf has a maximum depth of 122 m (401 ft.), is along the west coast of India and is only 99 miles(160 km) in length.

Answer: Gulf of Sidra

It is also known as the Gulf of Sirte or the Great Sirte. The gulf is part of Libyan territorial waters. The gulf has been the major source of tuna fishing in the Mediterranean for centuries and covers an area of 57,000 kmē.