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GULF

Q1. What is the name for the peninsular region housing countries like Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia?
Horn of Africa.

GULF

Q2. What is a Gulf?
An extensive inlet of the sea penetrating far into the land. A large area of sea or ocean, especially a land locked portion of sea opening through a strait.
Q3. What are the various Gulfs?

There are very many of them. Few important ones are

1. Persian

2.Mexican

3. St.Lawrence

4. Californian

5. Mannar

6. Kutch

7 Oman

8. Aden etc.,

Q4. Which is the largest of the Gulfs?
PERSIAN - 233000 SQKM - It is an extension of the Gulf of Oman, lying Between Iran and Arabian peninsula.
Q5. What are the Gulfs in India?

1. GULF OF MANNAR - Lies between India and Sri Lanka - 32500 SQKM.

2. KUTCH AND KHAMBHAT - In the Arabian Sea coast of Gujarat. Kutch is 99 miles in length and Khambhat is 80 miles in length into the mainland of Gujarat.

Q6. In which Gulf does river Narmada drain?
Khambhat, Gujarat.
Q7. Where is Gulf Carpentaria?
Australia.
Q8. What is the name of the Gulf in which Somalian pirates have been capturing cargo ships for ransom, in the recent past?
Gulf of Aden. Lies on the Arabian Sea, between Yemen on the South Coast of the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia in the Horn of Africa.