A coastal plain (also coastal plains , coastal lowland , coastal lowlands ) is an area of flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coast. A fall line commonly marks the border between a coastal plain and an upland area. Some of the largest coastal plains are in Alaska and the southeastern United States . The Gulf Coastal Plain of North America extends northwards from the Gulf of Mexico along the Lower Mississippi River to the Ohio River , which is a distance of about 981 miles (1,579 km). The Atlantic Coastal Plain runs from the New York Bight to Florida.
6-510: (Redirected from Gulfs ) Large inlet from the ocean into the landmass This article is about the large inlet from the ocean into landmass. For other uses, see Gulf (disambiguation) . [REDACTED] Gulf of Tunis in Tunisia [REDACTED] Map of the Gulf of Bothnia between Sweden and Finland A gulf is a large inlet from an ocean into
12-669: A landmass, typically (though not always) with a narrower opening than a bay . The term was used traditionally for large, highly indented navigable bodies of salt water that are enclosed by the coastline. Many gulfs are major shipping areas, such as the Persian Gulf , Gulf of Mexico , Gulf of Finland , and Gulf of Aden . See also [ edit ] List of gulfs References [ edit ] ^ Gregory, George (1816). A Dictionary of Arts and Sciences . Vol. 2 (First American ed.). Philadelphia: Isaac Peirce. p. 269 . Retrieved 25 June 2020 . A sea
18-560: Is a smaller collection of waters; as the Black Sea. A gulf is a part of the sea which is nearly surrounded with land; as the gulf of Venice. A bay has a wider entrance than a gulf; as the Bay of Biscay. A strait is a narrow passage that joins. ^ Duggal, Gita. Chowdhury, Baruna Ray (ed.). Madhubun ICSE Geography 6 . New Delhi: Vikas Publishing House. p. 32 . ISBN 9789325994645 . Retrieved 25 June 2020 . A gulf
24-3460: Is an inlet of an ocean or a sea deep into the land with a narrow mouth. It is more highly indented, more enclosed by the coast and larger than a bay. Some examples of gulfs are Persian Gulf, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Eden and Gulf of... External links [ edit ] [REDACTED] Media related to Gulfs at Wikimedia Commons v t e Coastal geography Landforms Anchialine pool Archipelago Atoll Avulsion Ayre Barrier island Bay Bight Bodden Brackish marsh Cape Channel Cliff Coast Coastal plain Coastal waterfall Continental margin Continental shelf Coral reef Cove Dune cliff-top Estuary Firth Fjard Fjord Freshwater marsh Fundus Gat Geo Gulf Gut Hapua Headland Inlet Intertidal wetland Island Islet Isthmus Lagoon Machair Mudflat Natural arch Peninsula Reef Ria Salt marsh Shoal Skerry Sound Spit Stack Strait Strand plain Submarine canyon Tidal island Tidal marsh Tide pool Tied island Tombolo Waituna Windwatt [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Beaches Beach cusps Beach evolution Beach ridge Beach wrack Beaches in estuaries and bays Beachrock Coastal morphodynamics Pocket beach Raised beach Recession Shell beach Shingle beach Storm beach Wash margin River mouths Debouch Mouth bar River delta mega regressive Processes Blowhole Cliffed coast Coastal biogeomorphology Coastal erosion Concordant coastline Current Cuspate foreland Discordant coastline Emergent coastline Feeder bluff Flat coast Graded shoreline Ingression coast Large-scale coastal behaviour Longshore drift Marine regression Marine transgression Raised shoreline Rip current Rocky shore Sea cave Sea foam Shoal peresyp Steep coast Submergent coastline Surf break Surf zone Surge channel Swash Undertow Volcanic arc Wave-cut platform Wave shoaling Wind fetch Wind wave Management Accretion Coastal management Integrated coastal zone management Submersion Related Bulkhead line Coastal engineering Grain size boulder clay cobble granule gravel pebble sand shingle silt Intertidal zone Littoral zone Physical oceanography Region of freshwater influence River plume [REDACTED] Category Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gulf&oldid=1230159865 " Categories : Gulfs Bodies of water Coastal and oceanic landforms Coastal geography Oceanographical terminology Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
30-466: Is different from Wikidata Commons category link is on Wikidata Gulf (disambiguation) A gulf is a large inlet from the ocean into a landmass. Gulf or the gulf may also refer to: Coastal plain Coastal plains can form in one of two ways. Some start as a continental shelf , a flat piece of land located below sea level, and are created when the ocean level falls, exposing
36-517: The land. Others develop when river currents carry sediment into the ocean, which is deposited and builds up over time until it forms a coastal plain. The Coastal Plains of India lie on either side of the Deccan Plateau , along the western and eastern coasts of India. They extend for about 6,150 km from the Rann of Kutch in the west to West Bengal in the east. They are broadly divided into
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