What is the name of the term that describes a large part of an ocean or sea that extends into land? An example lies off the coast of Louisiana.

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Amaya Stokes

31 July, 05:41

What is the name of the term that describes a large part of an ocean or sea that extends into land? An example lies off the coast of Louisiana.

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Isabelle Rosales · Answer 1

Gulf

Explanation:

In geography, the term gulf is used to refer to a part of an ocean that extends into the land and that is usually larger than a bay. In other words, it is a part of the ocean that is partially surrounded by land (and this is called gulf), while, at the same time, the part of land that is surrounded by the ocean is called a peninsula.

Therefore, the gulf is the term that describes a large part of an ocean or sea that extends into land