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Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea and the larger Indian Ocean located between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran (Persia). It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz. The river delta of the Shatt al-Arab forms the north-west shoreline. The Persian Gulf has many fishing grounds, extensive reefs (mostly rocky, but also coral), and abundant pearl oysters; however, its ecology has been damaged by industrialization and oil spills. The Persian Gulf is in the Persian Gulf Basin, which is of Cenozoic origin and related to the subduction of the Arabian plate under the Zagros Mountains. The current flooding of the basin started 15,000 years ago due to rising sea levels of the Holocene glacial retreat.

Infobox

Location
West Asia
Coordinates
mw- 26°N 52°E / 26°N 52°E / 26; 52
Type
Gulf
Primary inflows
Gulf of Oman, Shatt al-Arab
Basin countries
Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman (exclave of Musandam)
Max. length
989 km (615 mi)
Surface area
251,000 km2 (97,000 sq mi)
Average depth
50 m (160 ft)
Max. depth
90 m (300 ft)
Water volume
8,780 km3 (2,100 cu mi)

Tables

· Geography › Exclusive economic zone
1
1
Number
1
Country
Iran
Area (km2)
97,860
2
2
Number
2
Country
United Arab Emirates
Area (km2)
52,455
3
3
Number
3
Country
Saudi Arabia
Area (km2)
33,792
4
4
Number
4
Country
Qatar
Area (km2)
31,819
5
5
Number
5
Country
Kuwait
Area (km2)
11,786
6
6
Number
6
Country
Bahrain
Area (km2)
8,826
7
7
Number
7
Country
Oman
Area (km2)
3,678
8
8
Number
8
Country
Iraq
Area (km2)
540
Total
Total
Number
Total
Country
Persian Gulf
Area (km2)
240,756
Number
Country
Area (km2)
1
Iran
97,860
2
United Arab Emirates
52,455
3
Saudi Arabia
33,792
4
Qatar
31,819
5
Kuwait
11,786
6
Bahrain
8,826
7
Oman
3,678
8
Iraq
540
Total
Persian Gulf
240,756
· Geography › Coastlines
1
1
Number
1
Country
Iran
Length (km)
1,536
2
2
Number
2
Country
Saudi Arabia
Length (km)
1,300
3
3
Number
3
Country
United Arab Emirates
Length (km)
900
4
4
Number
4
Country
Qatar
Length (km)
563
5
5
Number
5
Country
Kuwait
Length (km)
499
6
6
Number
6
Country
Bahrain
Length (km)
161
7
7
Number
7
Country
Oman
Length (km)
100
8
8
Number
8
Country
Iraq
Length (km)
58
Total
Total
Number
Total
Country
Persian Gulf
Length (km)
5,117
Number
Country
Length (km)
1
Iran
1,536
2
Saudi Arabia
1,300
3
United Arab Emirates
900
4
Qatar
563
5
Kuwait
499
6
Bahrain
161
7
Oman
100
8
Iraq
58
Total
Persian Gulf
5,117

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