Persian Gulf [4] ( Persian خلیج فارس [Khalidzh-e-Fars] [5] ; in the Arab countries - Arab. الخليج العربي [Al-Khalidzh-arabi] - Arabian Gulf ) - a gulf between Iran and Arabian peninsula . Connected by the Strait of Hormuz with the Gulf of Oman , the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean . According to the hydrological regime, it is the Mediterranean Sea [6] .
| Persian Gulf | |
|---|---|
| Persian. خلیج فارس , arab. الخليج العربي | |
 Persian Gulf from space | |
| Specifications | |
| Square | 239,000 [1] km² |
| Volume | 9100 km³ |
| Coastline | 5500 [2] km |
| Deepest | 102 [3] m |
| Average depth | 36 [1] m |
| Pool | 1,400,000 km² |
| Location | |
The coastal countries of the Persian Gulf are Oman , the United Arab Emirates , Saudi Arabia , Qatar , Bahrain , Kuwait , Iraq and Iran . The Shatt al-Arab River flows into the Persian Gulf, formed from the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates .
The name of this reservoir is disputed by Arab countries that wish to call it the "Arabian Gulf."
The Gulf region is extremely geopolitically important due to its rich oil reserves . According to it , the Persian Gulf War of 1991 was called (although the main conflict unfolded on land).
According to hydrological, hydrochemical and other parameters, the Persian Gulf belongs to the seas .
The area of the bay is 239,000 km² , length - 926 km, width - 180-320 km, average depth - less than 50 m, maximum - 102 m [6] .
The largest islands: Qeshm , Bubiyan , Bahrain .
Dolphins, dugong , tuna , mackerel , sardine , octopus , shrimp, crabs , lobsters are found in the bay.
Scientists suggest that in ancient times the Persian Gulf occupied a larger area than today. 6 thousand years ago, the level of the world's oceans was 2 meters higher than modern (at that time Doggerland was flooded). This is due to the so-called. flanders transgression . The northern shore of the bay reached the cities of Ur and Eris .
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See also
- Gulf title dispute
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Kämpf, Jochen; Sadrinasab, Masoud (2005.) , str. 130.
- ↑ CIA: Coastline (2012.)
- ↑ Smith, Robert W. (09/11/1981.) , Str. eleven.
- ↑ Persian Gulf // Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / ed. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra , 1986.- S. 279.
- ↑ Instruction for Russian transmission of geographical names of Iran. - M .: Nauka, 1979.- S. 49.
- ↑ 1 2 Persian Gulf // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
Literature
- Shokalsky Yu. Persian Gulf // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1898. - T. XXIII. - S. 358-360.