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Hauraki Gulf

(Encyclopedia)Hauraki Gulf houräˈkē, –răˈkē [key], large inlet of the Pacific Ocean, N North Island, New Zealand, forming the entrance to Auckland harbor. Numerous islands are found in the gulf; Great Barri...

Gulf Stream

(Encyclopedia)Gulf Stream, warm ocean current of the N Atlantic Ocean, off E North America. It was first described (1513) by Spanish explorer Ponce de León. The Gulf Stream originates in the Gulf of Mexico and, as...

Gulf War

(Encyclopedia)Gulf War: see Persian Gulf War; Iran-Iraq War. ...

Arabian Gulf

(Encyclopedia)Arabian Gulf: see Persian Gulf.

Saronic Gulf

(Encyclopedia)Saronic Gulf sərŏˈnĭk [key], arm of the Aegean Sea, indenting SE Greece and separated from the Gulf of Corinth by the Isthmus of Corinth. The Saronic Gulf is the eastern terminus of the Corinth Ca...

Persian Gulf

(Encyclopedia)Persian Gulf, arm of the Arabian Sea, 90,000 sq mi (233,100 sq km), between the Arabian peninsula and Iran, extending c.600 mi (970 km) from the Shatt al Arab delta to the Strait of Hormuz, which link...

Spencer Gulf

(Encyclopedia)Spencer Gulf, inlet of the Indian Ocean, 200 mi (322 km) long and 80 mi (129 km) wide, SE South Australia state, Australia, between Eyre and Yorke peninsulas. The gulf is the major outlet for iron ore...

Ceramic Gulf

(Encyclopedia)Ceramic Gulf: see Ceramicus Sinus. ...

ecumenical council

(Encyclopedia)ecumenical council: see council, ecumenical. ...

council, ecumenical

(Encyclopedia)council, ecumenical ĕkˌyo͞omĕnˈĭkəl [key] [Gr.,=universal], in Christendom, council of church leaders, the decisions of which are accepted by some segment of the church as authoritative, also c...