Gulf of Oman

Gulf of Oman

Muttrah Port, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Chabahar Port, Iran

The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman (Arabic: خليج عُمان‎‎ khalīj ʿUmān; Persian: دریای مکران‎‎) is a strait (and not an actual gulf) that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz, which then runs to the Persian Gulf. It borders Pakistan and Iran on the north, Oman on the south, and the United Arab Emirates on the west.

Extent

The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Gulf of Oman as follows:^[1]

On the Northwest: A line joining Ràs Limah (25°57'N) on the coast of Arabia and Ràs al Kuh (25°48'N) on the coast of Iran (Persia)

On the Southeast: The Northern limit of the Arabian Sea [A line joining Ràs al Hadd, East point of Arabia (22°32'N) and Ràs Jiyùni (61°43'E) on the coast of Pakistan].

Bordering countries

• Iran
• Oman
• Pakistan
• United Arab Emirates

Ecology

• Gulf of Oman desert and semi-desert

References

Further reading

• "The Book of Duarte Barbosa" by Duarte Barbosa, Mansel Longworth Dames. 1989. p. 79. ISBN 81-206-0451-2
• "The Natural History of Pliny". by Pliny, Henry Thomas Riley, John Bostock. 1855. p. 117
• "The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf" by Samuel Barrett Miles - 1966. p. 148
• "The Life & Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner". by Daniel Defoe. 1895. p. 279
• "The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind". by Herbert George Well. 1920. p. 379.
• "The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge" by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck. 1910. p. 242

Coordinates: 25°N 58°E / 25°N 58°E / 25; 58