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In addition to those listed, there are numerous bays which remain unnamed on Ordnance Survey (OS) maps, the principal source of names appearing in this list. [1] By far the largest bay in Wales is Cardigan Bay, occupying the larger part of the west coast. Other major bays are Swansea Bay, Carmarthen Bay, St Brides Bay, Caernarfon Bay and Conwy Bay.
This is a list of bays of the British Isles, geographically by island. They are listed by island, in clockwise order, from the stated starting point. Britain
Bay of Biscay, between France and Spain; Gulf of Bothnia, part of the Baltic Sea between Sweden and Finland; Gulf of Burgas, Black Sea, Bulgaria; Gulf of Cádiz, part of the Atlantic Ocean off the southern border of Spain and Portugal; Gulf of Corinth, of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. [1] [2] [3] A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a narrow entrance. A fjord is an elongated bay formed by glacial action. [4]
This is a list of bays in the United States. See also Category:Bays of the United States. Alabama. Bon Secour Bay; Mobile Bay; Perdido Bay; Alaska. Bristol Bay;
Georgian Bay has been known by several names. To the Ojibwe, it is known as "Spirit Lake".To the Huron-Wendat, it is known as Lake Attigouatan. Samuel de Champlain, the first European to explore and map the area in 1615–1616, called it "La Mer douce" (the sweet/calm/fresh sea), which was a reference to the bay's freshwater. [1]
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