Gwadar Bay

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Gwadar Bay is a shallow, strategically located bay on the Arabian Sea along the coasts of southwestern Pakistan and southeastern Iran.

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Gwadar Bay canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
coastal water body
adjacentTo Gulf of Oman
Makran coast
surface form: Makran coastal plain
borderFormedBy Iran–Pakistan border
surface form: Pakistan–Iran maritime boundary
borderingState Balochistan, Pakistan
Sistan and Baluchestan Province
surface form: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
climate hot desert climate
coastType arid
desert
country Iran
Pakistan
hasEconomicSignificance proximity to Gwadar Port
hasGeopoliticalSignificance proximity to Strait of Hormuz
hasStrategicImportance maritime trade
regional security
isShallow true
locatedIn Arabian Sea
locatedInBodyOfWater Gulf of Oman
locatedInContinent Asia
locatedInProvince Balochistan, Pakistan
Sistan and Baluchestan Province
surface form: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
locatedInRegion eastern Iran
surface form: Southeastern Iran

Southwestern Pakistan
locatedInSubregion South Asia
Western Asia
surface form: West Asia
locatedNear Gwadar
locatedOnCoastOf Iran
Pakistan
marineEcosystem coastal and nearshore
nearbyCity Gwadar
nearbyCountry Oman
nearbyPort Gwadar
surface form: Gwadar Port
nearbySettlement Jiwani
ocean Indian Ocean
partOf Makran coast
surface form: Makran Coast

tropical Indian Ocean
surface form: Northern Indian Ocean
region Makran coast
surface form: Makran
salinity marine
usedFor fishing
local maritime transport

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Gwadar locatedOn Gwadar Bay