Gulf; Залив; Laht; Lahti

(1) Gulf (coast) is relatively large part of an ocean or sea extending far into the land, partly enclosed by an extensive sweep of the coast, and opened to the sea through a strait; the largest of various forms of inlets of the sea. It is usually larger, more enclosed, and more deeply indented than a bay. (Glossary of Geology). (2) Gulf [geomorph] is a deep, narrow hollow, gorge, or chasm; e.g. one of the long precipitous stream-worn excavations west of the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York State. (Glossary of Geology). (3) Gulf [karst] is a steep-walledclosed depressionhaving a flat alluviated bottom; in some gulfs a stream flows across the bottom (Monroe, 1970; Glossary of Geology).