Bays and Gulfs in US History
A Walk in the Park
Lake
Language
Most Populous Country
100

It put the Gulf in First Gulf War

Persian Gulf

100

Central Park

New York

100

Lake Tahoe

USA

100

Mandarin

China, Taiwan

100

Portuguese

Brazil

200

It gave its name to a Vietnam-era Resolution

Gulf of Tonkin

200

Park Güell

Barcelona

200

Lake Como

Italy

200

Dutch

Netherlands

200

English

USA, maybe India

300

It was the site of a failed CIA-backed invasion of Cuba


Bay of Pigs

300

Golden Gate Park

San Francisco

300

Loch Lomond

Scotland/UK

300

Persian/Farsi

Iran

300

Spanish

Mexico

400

It was polluted during the massive 2010 BP oil spill

Gulf of Mexico

400

Regent’s Park

London

400

Lake Baikal

Russia

400

Tagalog

Phillipines

400

German

Germany

500

The U.S. operates a detention camp here

Guantanamo Bay

500

Gorky Park

Moscow

500

Lake Titicaca

Bolivia, Peru

500

Khmer

Khmer

500

French

Democratic Republic of Congo

600

A pivotal Revolutionary War battle was fought near the mouth of this bay in 1781

Chesapeake Bay

600

Yoyogi Park

Tokyo

600

Lake Bled

Slovenia

600

Amharic

Ethiopia

600

Arabic

Egypt

700

Stanley Park

Vancouver

700

West Lake

China

700

Swahili

Kenya, Tanzania

700

Bengali

Bangladesh

800

Topkapi Park

Istanbul

800

Hutt Lagoon

Australia

800

Dari

Afghanistan

900

Lumphini Park

Bangkok

900

Lake Atitlán

Guatemala

900

Zulu

South Africa

1000

Ibirapuera Park

Sao Paulo

1000

Lake Natron

Tanzania

1000

Sinhala and Tamil

Sri Lanka