gulf of aden

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von gulf of aden im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

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Englisch - Englisch

Definition von gulf of aden im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

large bay between south Yemen and Somalia

Arm of the Indian Ocean between the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia. To the west, it narrows into the Gulf of Tadjoura; its eastern limit is the meridian of Cape Guardafui. In these terms it is about 550 mi (885 km) long; geologically, it extends a total of 920 mi (1,480 km), to the eastern limits of the continental shelf beyond the Khuriyy Muriyy islands to the north and the island of Socotra to the south. Its marine life is rich in quantity and variety. Its coastline lacks large-scale fishing facilities but supports many fishing towns, as well as the major ports Aden and Djibouti

arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea

Silbentrennung

gulf of A·den

Türkische aussprache

gʌlf ıv eydın

Aussprache

/ˈgəlf əv ˈādən/ /ˈɡʌlf əv ˈeɪdən/

Etymologie

[ 'g&lf ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English goulf, from Middle French golfe, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colpus, from Greek kolpos bosom, gulf; akin to Old English hwealf vault, Old High German walbo.