GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The body of water is historically and internationally known as the Persian Gulf. Arab governments refer to it as the Arabian Gulf or The Gulf, and other countries and organizations have begun using Arabian Gulf. The name Gulf of Iran (Persian Gulf) is used by the International Hydrographic Organization.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ancient geographers Strabo and Ptolemy called this stretch of water the Persian Gulf – a name that has persisted into modern times. Starting in the 1960s, though – and linked to the rise of nationalism – states on the Arab side began calling it the “Arabian Gulf” (al-Khaleej al-Arabi in Arabic).

Detailed explanation-3: -Persian Gulf: The countries that surround the Persian Gulf are: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Detailed explanation-4: -Father Ascension accompanied Vizcaíno on his voyage in the Gulf; Ascension’s report referred to the Gulf by several names: Mar Vermejo, Mar Rojo, Mar de la California, Sea of California, Mediterranean Sea of California, and Mar de Cortés [because, Ascension stated, “he was the first to discover it”].