Definition of Gulf of Finland

1. Noun. An eastern arm of the Baltic Sea; between Finland and Estonia.

Group relationships: Baltic, Baltic Sea
Generic synonyms: Gulf

Definition of Gulf of Finland

1. Proper noun. An arm of the Baltic Sea that separates the European countries of Estonia and Finland. On its eastern end, the Neva at the Russian city of St. Petersburg empties into it. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gulf Of Finland

Gulf States
Gulf Stream
Gulf War
Gulf War illness
Gulf War syndrome
Gulf of Aden
Gulf of Aegina
Gulf of Akaba
Gulf of Alaska
Gulf of Antalya
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf of Bothnia
Gulf of California
Gulf of Carpenteria
Gulf of Corinth
Gulf of Finland (current term)
Gulf of Guinea
Gulf of Lepanto
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Ob
Gulf of Oman
Gulf of Riga
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
Gulf of Siam
Gulf of Sidra
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Gulf of Suez
Gulf of Tehuantepec
Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Venice

Literary usage of Gulf of Finland

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"... on the 8. by the Gulf of Finland, and on the W. by the Gulf of Bothnia. Its greatest length is 717 miles, greatest breadth 378 miles, ..."

2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Cambrian, Silurian, Devonian and Carboniferous deposits are found on the coasts of the Gulf of Finland and Lake Ladoga, and also along the coasts of the ..."

3. The American Cyclopædia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by Charles Anderson Dana (1874)
"The waters of the great lakes Onega and Ladoga, NE of St. Petersburg, flow into the gulf of Finland, the first by the river Svir into Lake Ladoga, ..."

4. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1809)
"Oranienbaum, on the gulf of Finland. 4. Luga, on the upper part of the fame river. 5. Narva, on the river Narova, which falls into the gulf of Finland. 6. ..."

5. Across Russia: From the Baltic to the Danube by Charles Augustus Stoddard (1891)
"THE Gulf of Finland—THE ... IT was a bright, cool morning in July, as we steamed up the Gulf of Finland ..."

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