Gulf of Oman

The Gulf of Oman is an arm of the Arabian Sea that borders Iran and south-western Pakistan to the north and Oman and the United Arab Emirates to the south. The Gulf of Oman used to be called The Sea of Oman on old maps.See references:


 Exact location of "Persian Sea" can be seen on maps depicted at:  
 "The Book of Duarte Barbosa" by Duarte Barbosa, Mansel Longworth Dames. 1989. p.79. 
 "The Natural History of Pliny". by Pliny, Henry Thomas Riley, John Bostock. 1855. p.117
 "The Countries and Tribes of the Persian Gulf" by Samuel Barrett Miles - 1966. p.148
 "The Life & Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner". by Daniel Defoe. 1895. p.279
 "The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind". by Herbert George Well. 1920. p.379.
 "The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge" by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck. 1910. p.242

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Category:Gulfs of Asia
Category:Bodies of water of Iran
Category:Geography of Oman
Category:Bodies of water of Pakistan
Category:Bodies of water of West Asia