It changes nothing that’s why avoid anyone bring “about Pluto” discussions it’s a waste of time.
Comment on Why aren't the Mediterranean, Black Sea, Red Sea, the Baltic etc. considered Gulfs?
Lembot_0002@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
“Is Pluto a planet?” problem, I suppose. I doubt that there is a precise, strict definition, so those seas are called that because “it happened this way historically” and there is no real need to change that.
Flemmy@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Lembot_0002@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
It might be more difficult in the case of seas. There may be some international norms on where the borders should be. So sea vs. gulf might bring real problems with it. Nobody wants that (except for Putin-Trump crazies)
But I’m not a specialist. Maybe it won’t change anything.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 weeks ago
I’ve seen a diagrammatic chart showing the difference, but damned if I can find it on my phone.
Nikls94@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I think it’s like this:
Sea = Sea water surrounded by land
Gulf = water that goes into land
jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Is a gulf really all that different than a bay? Also I’m not seeing sea on here.
Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 weeks ago
I think there may be scale elements to these too. The chart I had included scale.
Yermaw@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
I had the same thought with cape and peninsula