gulf of california porpoise

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Definition of gulf of california porpoise in English Turkish dictionary

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gulf of california

kalifornya körfezi

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Definition of gulf of california porpoise in English English dictionary

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Gulf of California

a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland

Gulf of California

or Sea of Cortés Gulf separating Baja California from the rest of Mexico. Its area is about 59,000 sq mi (153,000 sq km). Its waters were coloured by red plankton when 16th-century Spanish explorers named it Mar Bermejo ("Vermilion Sea"). Some geologists hold that the gulf is structurally part of the Pacific Ocean; others claim Baja California is pulling away from the continent as it moves north along the San Andreas Fault, allowing the gulf to form

gulf of california

a gulf west of Mexico

Hyphenation

gulf of Cal·i·for·nia por·poise

Turkish pronunciation

gʌlf ıv kälıfôrnyı pôrpıs

Pronunciation

/ˈgəlf əv ˌkaləˈfôrnyə ˈpôrpəs/ /ˈɡʌlf əv ˌkæləˈfɔːrnjə ˈpɔːrpəs/