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  2. Bay - Wikipedia

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    The bay of Baracoa, Cuba. 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 ...

  3. Glossary of landforms - Wikipedia

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    Gully – Landform created by running water and/or mass movement eroding sharply into soil; Guyot – Isolated, flat-topped underwater volcano mountain; Hanging valley – A tributary valley that meets the main valley above the valley floor; Headland – Landform extending into a body of water, often with significant height and drop

  4. Landform - Wikipedia

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    A landform is a natural or anthropogenic [1] [2] land feature on the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body. Landforms together make up a given terrain , and their arrangement in the landscape is known as topography .

  5. Body of water - Wikipedia

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    a coastal landform. Earth scientists generally use the term to describe a circular or round inlet with a narrow entrance, though colloquially the term is sometimes used to describe any sheltered bay. Creek: a (narrow) stream that is smaller than a river; a minor tributary of a river; brook. [21] Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United States ...

  6. List of bays of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Anchor Bay; Ashmun Bay; Au Train Bay; Bete Grise Bay; Big Bay de Noc; Brest Bay; East Moran Bay; Good Harbor Bay; Grand Traverse Bay; Green Bay; Hammond Bay; Huron Bay

  7. List of bays of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Whitewater Bay This page was last edited on 6 April 2023, at 04:04 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4 ...

  8. Florida Bay - Wikipedia

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    Florida Bay is the bay located between the southern end of the Florida mainland (the Florida Everglades) and the Florida Keys in the United States. It is a large, shallow estuary that while connected to the Gulf of Mexico, has limited exchange of water due to shallow mudbanks dividing the bay into many basins or lakes.

  9. Carolina bays - Wikipedia

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    For example, Carvers Bay, a large bay in Georgetown County, South Carolina, was used as a bombing practice range during World War II. It has been drained and is mostly used for tree farming today. Others are used for vegetable or field crops with drainage. A study of bays located on the Delmarva peninsula estimated that 70% had been partially ...