WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Arabian Peninsula is bounded by the Red Sea on the west and southwest, the Gulf of Aden on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south and southeast, and the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf (also called the Arabian Gulf) on the east.

Detailed explanation-2: -To the north the Gulf of Oman connects the sea with the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Red Sea is large, and separates the Arabian Peninsula from northeastern Africa. The Gulf of Aqaba, above, sits on the northern part of the Red Sea. Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia all have ports on the Gulf of Aqaba.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Arabian Peninsula formed as a result of the rifting of the Red Sea between 56 and 23 million years ago, and is bordered by the Red Sea to the west and southwest, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to the northeast, the Levant and Mesopotamia to the north and the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean to the southeast.