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Gulfs, Bays, and Straits

Given clues, name the gulf, strait or bay around the world
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Clue
Type
Answer
1) Between Florida and Texas
Gulf
Mexico
2) Has the highest recorded tides
on Earth
Bay
Fundy
3) Its entrance is marked by the
Pillars of Herclues
Strait
Gibraltar
4) Vital shipping lane between Malaysia
and Sumatra
Strait
Malacca
5) Inlet between coastal Mexico and
the Baja peninsula
Gulf
California
6) Connects the Middle East to the
Indian Ocean
Strait
Hormuz
7) Large saltwater body in northern Canada
bordered by 4 provinces
Bay
Hudson
8) Separates the UK from mainland France
Channel
English
9) Large estuary bounded by Delaware,
Maryland and Virginia
Bay
Chesapeake
10) Separates mainland Africa from
Madagascar
Strait
Mozambique
11) Cold inlet that separates Canada from
Greenland
Strait
Davis
12) Inlet that includes Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait
and UAE
Gulf
Persian
13) Located off of northern Spain and
western France
Bay
Biscay
Clue
Type
Answer
14) The country of Sao Tome lies in this body
of water off western Africa
Gulf
Guinea
15) Separates the North and South Islands of
New Zealand
Strait
Cook
16) Forms the maritime international boundary
between Alaska and Russia
Strait
Bering
17) Large inlet in Indochina bordering the
South China Sea, south of Bangkok
Gulf
Thailand
18) Istanbul lies on this continental water boundary
between Europe and Asia
Strait
Bosphorus
19) Separates India from the rest of Indochina
Bay
Bengal
20) Inlet separating Sweden from Finland and into
the Baltic Sea
Gulf
Bothnia
21) Lies to the north of Estonia
Gulf
Finland
22) Separates mainland Australia from New Guinea
Gulf
Carpentaria
23) Lies between mainland South America and
Tierra Del Fuego. Named for a famous explorer
Strait
Magellan
24) Lies between Provincetown and Boston, MA
Bay
Cape Cod
25) Separates India from Sri Lanka
Strait
Palk
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