Gulf of Cádiz

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coastal water body geographical feature gulf

The Gulf of Cádiz is a broad inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, lying between southern Portugal and southwestern Spain near the Strait of Gibraltar.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Bay of Cádiz 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal water body ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ
gulf ⓘ
adjacentTo Algarve ⓘ
surface form: Algarve region

Andalusia ⓘ
Gulf of Cádiz shelf ⓘ
Cádiz Province ⓘ
surface form: Province of Cádiz
basinCountry Portugal ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
connectedTo Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
connectedVia Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
countryBorder Portugal ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
hasClimate Mediterranean-influenced oceanic climate ⓘ
hasCurrent Atlantic inflow to Mediterranean ⓘ
coastal upwelling currents ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity commercial fishing ⓘ
maritime transport ⓘ
offshore energy exploration ⓘ
hasLanguageRegion Portuguese ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
hasOceanographicFeature continental shelf ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ
submarine canyons ⓘ
hasWaterMass Mediterranean Outflow Water ⓘ
Atlantic Water ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Central Water
influencesClimateOf southwestern Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
isSiteOf sediment deposition from major Iberian rivers ⓘ
knownFor hydrocarbon exploration ⓘ
important shipping routes ⓘ
intense fishing activity ⓘ
rich marine biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
locatedInRegion Southwestern Europe ⓘ
locatedNear Strait of Gibraltar ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf Algarve ⓘ
surface form: southern Portugal

Andalusia ⓘ
surface form: southwestern Spain
locatedOn southwestern Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
locatedOnPlate Eurasian Plate ⓘ
nearbyPort Cadiz ⓘ
surface form: Port of Cádiz

Port of Faro ⓘ
Port of Huelva ⓘ
Portimão Marina ⓘ
surface form: Port of Portimão
nearbyRiverMouth Guadalquivir River ⓘ
Guadiana River ⓘ
Odiel River ⓘ
Tinto River ⓘ
partOf Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

coast of Portugal ⓘ
coast of Spain ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

District of Faro → borders → Gulf of Cádiz ⓘ
Faro District → borders → Gulf of Cádiz ⓘ
Vila Real de Santo António → coast → Gulf of Cádiz ⓘ
District of Faro → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Cádiz ⓘ
Faro District → hasCoastlineOn → Gulf of Cádiz ⓘ
Guadiana River → hasMouthNear → Gulf of Cádiz ⓘ
Cadiz → locatedOn → Gulf of Cádiz ⓘ
subject surface form: Cádiz
this entity surface form: Bay of Cádiz
Monte Gordo → locatedOn → Gulf of Cádiz ⓘ
Guadalquivir River → mouthLocation → Gulf of Cádiz ⓘ