At the behest of geography we call gulf To that portion of sea that goes into the land between two headlands.
Meanwhile, a cape, within this same context, is that point of the earth that penetrates into the sea.
Geography: portion of the ocean that enters the continent between two headlands
On the other hand, the term also allows us to refer to the large expanse of sea that is quite distant from the land and in which islands do not appear.
So, the gulf is a part of the ocean of important extension that is enclosed by points of land, which are the capes.
Features and Uses
The natural characteristics of the gulfs make them ideal for the construction of ports and dikes, because they will offer shelter against the tides.
Generally, the concept of gulf is usually linked to that of bay, an ocean inlet surrounded by land except in a single area or part that is the one that acts as an opening and this is so because the large bays are considered gulfs, while the smaller bays are called fjords.
It should be noted that those gulfs that depend on others or even on bays, are often called inlets, coves or coves.
Persian Gulf and Gulf of Mexico, two gulfs with history
Among the best known and most popular gulfs in the world is the Persian Gulf.
Its extension includes the coasts of the following countries: Iran, Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The popularity of this gulf came in recent years from a rather unpleasant fact, such is the case of a war and it even contributed its name to give a name to the warfare in question, Gulf war, product of the invasion of Iraq to Kuwait and in which he also had an outstanding, almost leading, participation, the The United States and other forces allied to Kuwait such as France, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Italy, Poland, among others,, when the year was running 1990.
The triumph was for the allies.
On the other hand, continuing with the review of famous gulfs of our planet, we cannot ignore the Gulf of Mexico, which involves three countries, the coastlines of the island of Cuba, the United States and Mexico.
There are several states in both Mexico and the United States that have a coastline and exit to the Gulf, in the case of Mexico we can mention Yucatán, Veracruz, Tabasco and Tamaulipas, among others; in the case of the United States, Florida, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana; and it corresponds to Cuba to occupy the eastern zone of the gulf.
It covers an area of one million five hundred and fifty thousand square kilometers, is subdivided into several bays: Apalache, Campeche, Apalachicola, Tampa, the Laguna de Terminos and the Gulf of Guanahacabibes, and was explored for the first time in the year 1497 , a few years after the discovery of America, by the Spanish navigator and explorer Américo Vespucio.
Meanwhile, the explorer and cartographer Juan de la Cosa, turned Vespucio's description into a graphic representation, which indicated the Gulf and already mentioned the Island of Cuba.
It originated about 300 million years ago as a result of the collision of the continental plates and finally by the sinking of the sea floor after this event.
This gulf represents the ninth most important and largest body of water on the planet and also has a great diversity of species, a fact that adds great relevance in this regard.
Lazy, dishonest person with incorrect sexual behaviors
On the other hand, especially in the ordinary language of Spain, the word gulf is frequently used to refer to a person who stands out for his vagrancy and dishonesty, that does not respect the current norms or that may have sexual behavior that contravenes accepted moral norms.
When a man is said to be a gulf, it will be because of his tendency to fall in love with and deceive wealthy women or from whom he can obtain some specific economic profit, and of course after deceiving them he will leave them and keep the loot.
