Golf (farvand)

For alternative betydninger, se Golf (flertydig). (Se også artikler, som begynder med Golf)

En golf er et stort indløb fra havet og ind i en landmasse, typisk med en mere snæver åbning end en bugt omend de to ord i praksis betragtes som synonyme.^[1] Ordet er forholdsvis nyt på dansk.^{[bør uddybes]}

Etymologi

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På engelsk

Ordet "gulf" blev oprindeligt anvendt til store, stærkt indrykkede, navigerbare saltvandsområder, der var omkredset af kystlinjen.^[2]

Shippingområder

Visse golfer er store shippingområder, såsom den Persiske Golf og den Mexicanske Golf.^[3]

Henvisninger

^ "golf²" i Den Danske Ordbog
^ A Dictionary of Arts and Sciences - Volume 2 George Gregory - 1816 - sea is a smaller collection of waters; as the Black Sea. A gulf is a part of the sea which is nearly surrounded with land; as the gulf of Venice. A bay has a wider entrance than a gulf; as the Bay of Biscay. A strait is a narrow passage that joins ."
^ Gita Duggal & Baruna Ray Chowdhury - Madhubun ICSE Geography 932599464X – 6 - Page 32 "A gulf is an inlet of an ocean or a sea deep into the land with a narrow mouth. It is more highly indented, more enclosed by the coast and larger than a bay. Some examples of gulfs are Persian Gulf, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Eden and Gulf of ..."

Eksterne henvisninger

"golf²" i Den Danske Ordbog

Spire

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[1] "golf²" i Den Danske Ordbog

[2] A Dictionary of Arts and Sciences - Volume 2 George Gregory - 1816 - sea is a smaller collection of waters; as the Black Sea. A gulf is a part of the sea which is nearly surrounded with land; as the gulf of Venice. A bay has a wider entrance than a gulf; as the Bay of Biscay. A strait is a narrow passage that joins ."

[3] Gita Duggal & Baruna Ray Chowdhury - Madhubun ICSE Geography 932599464X – 6 - Page 32 "A gulf is an inlet of an ocean or a sea deep into the land with a narrow mouth. It is more highly indented, more enclosed by the coast and larger than a bay. Some examples of gulfs are Persian Gulf, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Eden and Gulf of ..."

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