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Which of the following statement is/are correct? Gulf of Riga- separates Estonia and Latvia. English Channel is a part of Atlantic Ocean and separates Britain and France. Gulf of Finland is a part of Baltic Sea. Select the correct code from below.

Which of the following statement is/are correct? Gulf of Riga- separates Estonia and Latvia. English Channel is a part of Atlantic Ocean and separates Britain and France. Gulf of Finland is a part of Baltic Sea. Select the correct code from below. Correct Answer All of the above

The correct answer is option 4, i.e, All of the above

  • Gulf of Riga:
    • It separates Estonia and Latvia.
    • It is a part of the Baltic Sea.
    • It is an important wintering area for migrating birds.
    • The eastern and northern coastal waters are spawning grounds for Estonia's most abundant fish species- the Baltic herring.
    • It has a maximum depth of 177 feet.
    • The coasts are mostly low and sandy.
    • Several important rivers including the Western Dvina reach the sea there.
  • English Channel:
    • It separates Britain and France.
    • It is a part of Atlantic Ocean.
    • With an area of some 29000 square miles, it is the smallest of the shallow seas covering the continental shelf of Europe.
    • From its mouth in the North Atlantic Ocean- an arbitrary limit marked by a line between the Scilly Isles and the Isle of Ushant.
    • Its width gradually narrows from 112 miles to a minimum of 21 miles, while its average depth decreases from 400 to 150 feet.
  • Gulf of Finland:
    • It is a part of Baltic Sea.
    • It separates Finland and Estonia.
    • Covering an area of 11600 square miles, the gulf extends for 250 miles from east to west but only 12 to 80 miles from north to south.
    • It has a maximum depth  of 377 feet at its western end.
    • Of low salinity, the gulf freezes over for three to five months in winter.
    • It  receives the Neva and Narva rivers and the Saimaa Canal.
    • The gulf is an important shipping route for its main ports:
      • Porkkala, Helsinki and Kotka in Finland
      • Vyborg, St. Petersburg, and Kronshtadt in Russia
      • Tallinn in Estonia

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