Bays

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

Dyer Bay is a bay in Steuben, Maine. It is separated from Pigeon Hill Bay to the east by Petit Manan Point, and from Gouldsboro Bay to the west by Dyer Neck. The bay extends roughly 6 miles and is ...

Lower New York Bay

Water bodies; Bays

Lower New York Bay is that section of New York Bay south of the Narrows, the relatively narrow strait between the shores of Staten Island and Brooklyn. The southern end of the bay opens directly to ...

Jamaica Bay

Water bodies; Bays

Jamaica Bay is located on the southwestern tip of Long Island in the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, and Nassau County, New York. The bay connects with Lower New York Bay to the west ...

South Oyster Bay

Water bodies; Bays

South Oyster Bay is a natural harbour along the western portion of the south shore of Long Island in New York in the United States. The harbour is formed by Jones Beach Island, a barrier island on ...

Coos Bay

Water bodies; Bays

Coos Bay is an S-shaped inlet where the Coos River enters the Pacific Ocean, approximately 10 miles (16 km) long and two miles (three km) wide, on the Pacific Ocean coast of southwestern Oregon in ...

Raleigh Bay

Water bodies; Bays

Raleigh Bay is an indentation of the North Carolina coast, between Cape Lookout in the south and Cape Hatteras in the north. The coastline of the bay is approximately 75 miles (121 km) long, and ...

Upper Bay

Water bodies; Bays

Upper New York Bay, or Upper Bay, is the traditional heart of the Port of New York and New Jersey, and often called New York Harbor. It is enclosed by the New York City boroughs of Manhattan, ...