gulf of aden

listen to the pronunciation of gulf of aden
İngilizce - Türkçe
Aden Körfezi
İngilizce - İngilizce
large bay between south Yemen and Somalia
Arm of the Indian Ocean between the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia. To the west, it narrows into the Gulf of Tadjoura; its eastern limit is the meridian of Cape Guardafui. In these terms it is about 550 mi (885 km) long; geologically, it extends a total of 920 mi (1,480 km), to the eastern limits of the continental shelf beyond the Khuriyy Muriyy islands to the north and the island of Socotra to the south. Its marine life is rich in quantity and variety. Its coastline lacks large-scale fishing facilities but supports many fishing towns, as well as the major ports Aden and Djibouti
arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea
gulf of aden

    Heceleme

    gulf of A·den

    Türkçe nasıl söylenir

    gʌlf ıv eydın

    Telaffuz

    /ˈgəlf əv ˈādən/ /ˈɡʌlf əv ˈeɪdən/

    Etimoloji

    [ 'g&lf ] (noun.) 15th century. Middle English goulf, from Middle French golfe, from Italian golfo, from Late Latin colpus, from Greek kolpos bosom, gulf; akin to Old English hwealf vault, Old High German walbo.