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Bays

A body of water partially enclosed by land, larger than a cove and smaller than a gulf. Allows access to the sea.

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Bays

Barataria Bay

Water bodies; Bays

Barataria Bay, also Barrataria Bay, is a bay of the Gulf of Mexico that is located in southeastern Louisiana, in Jefferson Parish and Plaquemines Parish, United States.

Laaloa Bay

Water bodies; Bays

Laaloa Bay is a popular recreation area in Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii.

Vermilion Bay

Water bodies; Bays

Vermilion Bay is a bay in southern Louisiana in the United States.

Willapa Bay

Water bodies; Bays

Willapa Bay is a bay located on the southwest Pacific coast of Washington state in the United States. The Long Beach Peninsula separates Willapa Bay from the greater expanse of the Pacific Ocean. ...

Algoa Bay

Water bodies; Bays

Algoa Bay is a wide inlet along the South African east coast, some 425 miles (683 kilometres) east of the Cape of Good Hope. It is bounded in the west by Cape Recife and in the east by Cape Padrone. ...

Sturgeon Bay

Water bodies; Bays

Sturgeon Bay is an arm of Green Bay extending southeastward approximately 10 miles into the Door Peninsula at the city of Sturgeon Bay, located approximately halfway up the Door Peninsula. The bay is ...

Galveston Bay

Water bodies; Bays

Galveston Bay is a large estuary located along the upper coast of Texas in the United States. It is connected to the Gulf of Mexico and is surrounded by sub-tropic marshes and prairies on the ...

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