The bay at San Sebastián, Spain

A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. A bay is the reverse, an area of water bordered by land on three sides. Large headlands may also be called peninsulas, long, narrow and high headlands promontories. When headlands dramatically affect the ocean currents they are often called capes. A gulf generally occupies an area larger than a bay and may itself contain one or more bays. Beach in San Sebastián with sailboats Taken by User:Leland on April 30, 2004. ... Beach in San Sebastián with sailboats Taken by User:Leland on April 30, 2004. ... Geography > Europe > Spain > Basque Country > Guipúzcoa San Sebastián with sailboats Statue of Jesus on Urgull Mountain Donostia (in Basque) or San Sebastián (in Spanish) is the capital city of the province of Guipuscoa, in the Spanish autonomous community of Basque Country. ... A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body that is surrounded by water on three sides. ... An ocean current is any more or less permanent or continuous, directed movement of ocean water that flows in one of the Earths oceans. ...

Geology and geography

Headlands and bays are usually found together on the same stretch of coastline. Headlands and bays form on discordant coastlines, where bands of rock of alternating resistance run perpendicular to the coast. Bays form where weak (less resistant) rocks (such as sands and clays) are eroded, leaving bands of stronger (more resistant) rocks (such as chalk, limestone, granite) forming a headland, or peninsula. Wave refraction occurs on headlands concentrating wave energy on them, so many other landforms, such as caves, natural archs and stacks, form on headlands. Wave refraction disperses wave energy through the bay, and along with the sheltering effect of the headlands this protects bays from storms. This effect means that the waves reaching the shore in a bay are usually constructive waves, and because of this most bays feature a beach. A bay may be only metres across, or it could be hundreds of kilometres across. A discordant coastline is a type of coastline formed when rock types of alternating resistance run perpendicular to the shore. ... Resistance can mean one of: electrical resistance antibiotic resistance resistance to a disease (see related subject immunology) a political resistance movement military resistance against foreign occupation geological resistance fluid resistance thermal resistance This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... Patterns in the sand Sand is an example of a class of materials called granular matter. ... Quaternary clay in Estonia. ... The Needles, part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation Chalk is a soft, white, porous form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite. ... Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... Peninsula A peninsula (from Latin paene insula, almost island) is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body, surrounded by water on three sides. ... A landform comprises a geomorphological unit. ... Alternate meanings: Cave (disambiguation) The outside world viewed from a cave A cave is a natural underground void. ... Rainbow Bridge was formed by a meandering watercourse A natural arch or natural bridge is a formation (or landform) where a rock arch forms, with a natural passageway through underneath. ... A stack is a geological landform consisting of a steep and often vertical column or columns of rock in the sea near a coast. ... 90 mile beach Australia A beach or strand is a geological formation consisting of loose rock particles such as sand, shingle, cobble, or even shell along the shoreline of a body of water. ... The metre (Commonwealth English) or meter (American English) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ...

Sometimes bays form where movements of the earth's crust (tectonics) bring areas of land together, or move them apart. Usually these bays are referred to as seas or gulfs and not bays. Earth cutaway from core to exosphere. ... The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century. ... Sunset at sea Look up Sea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Look up maritime in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A gulf or bay is a part of a lake or ocean that extends so that it is surrounded by land on three sides. ...

"Capes and bays geography" is a derogatory term for the approach to teaching geography that requires students to learn by rote the names of large number of geographical features rather than taking a more theoretically driven approach. Rote learning, is a learning technique which avoids grasping the inner complexities and inferences of the subject that is being learned and instead focuses on memorizing the material so that it can be recalled by the learner exactly the way it was read or heard. ...

List of some well-known headlands

• Africa
  • Cape Agulhas in South Africa
  • Cape of Good Hope in South Africa
  • Cape Juby in Morocco
  • Cape Guardafui in Somalia

• Europe
  • Cabo da Roca in Portugal
  • Cape Arkona in Germany
  • Cape Finisterre in Spain
  • North Cape in Norway
  • Cape Wrath in Scotland
  • Cap Gris Nez in France
  • Pointe du Raz in France

• Asia
  • Kanyakumari or Cape Comorin in Tamil Nadu, India
  • Cape Engaño on the Philippines
  • Indira Point in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
  • Cape Dezhnev in Russia

• North American, Central America and the Caribbean
  • Cape Breton in Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA
  • Cape Chidley in Newfoundland and Labrador/Nunavut, Canada
  • Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA
  • Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, USA
  • Cape Henry in Virginia, USA
  • Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska, USA
  • Cape Girardeau in Missouri, USA "The only inland cape in the world."

• South America
  • Cape Froward in Chile
  • Cape Horn in Chile
  • Cape Virgenes in Argentina

• Oceania
  • Cape Egmont in New Zealand
  • Cape Foulwind in New Zealand
  • Cape Leeuwin in Australia
  • Cape Reinga in New Zealand
  • Cape York in Australia
  • East Cape in New Zealand
  • North Cape in New Zealand
  • South East Cape in Australia
  • Young Nick's Head in New Zealand

A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. ... The marker at Cape Agulhas The lighthouse which warned many ships of the cape Cape Agulhas is the geographic southern tip of the African continent. ... The Cape of Good Hope; looking towards the west, from the coastal cliffs above Cape Point. ... Cape Juby is a cape on the coast of southern Morocco, near its border with Western Sahara, directly east of the Canary Islands. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Headlands ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... The lighthouse on Cabo da Roca Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca) is a cape that forms the westernmost point of Portugal, and hence the westernmost point of the European mainland. ... View on Cape Arkona Cape Arkona is a cape on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. ... Position of Cape Finisterre on the Iberian Peninsula Cape Finisterre, in Spanish Cabo Finisterre, literally Cape Lands End, is a rock-bound peninsula in the north-west of Spain. ... Midnight sun at the North Cape North Cape (foreground), Knivskjellodden (background) North Cape is a cape on the island of Magerøya in northern Norway, in the community of Nordkapp. ... Cape Wrath lighthouse Cape Wrath is a cape in northern Scotland. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Cap Gris Nez is a cape on the Côte dOpale, in the Pas-de-Calais département, in northern France. ... The Pointe du Raz is a promontory that extends into the Atlantic from western Brittany. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Tiruvalluvar statue The Vivekananda memorial The Gandhi Mandepam Kanyakumari is a town and a cape at the southernmost tip of the Indian peninsula. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... Cape Engaño is a cape at the northeasternmost point of the island of Luzon in the Philippines. ... Indira Point formerly (Pygmallion Point) situated in Andaman and Nicobar islands is the southernmost tip of India. ... Map of Andaman and Nicobar Islands with an extra detailed area around Port Blair The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India. ... Cape Dezhnev (Russian: Mys Dezhneva) (66°01′ N 169°43′ W), Russia, the cape that forms the eastern-most point of Asia, on Chukchi Peninsula in the Bering Strait. ... Political highlights of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. ... Map of Central America Central America is the subcontinent of America between North America and South America, beginning south of the Gulf of Mexico (the exact location is defined variously) and ending at the border between Panama and Colombia. ... Central America and the Caribbean (detailed pdf map) The Caribbean, (Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Dutch: Cariben or Caraïben, or more commonly Antillen) or the West Indies, is a group of islands and countries which are in or border the Caribbean Sea which lies on... This article needs cleanup. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm Premier-designate Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 12th 55... Cape Canaveral from space, August 1991 Cape Canaveral (Cabo Cañaveral in Spanish) is a strip of land in Brevard County, Florida, United States, near the center of that states Atlantic coast. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170 451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... Cape Chidley (or Cape Chudleigh) (60°23′N 64°26′W) is the northernmost point in Labrador. ... Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Official languages English Capital St. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 Nancy Karetak-Lindell 1 Willie Adams Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total... Cape Cod and the Massachusetts and Rhode Island coastline Cape Cod and Cape Cod Bay from space, April 1997. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 mi²; 27,360 km² 183 mi; 295 km 113 mi; 182 km 13. ... An aerial view of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Cape Hatteras is a cape on the coast of North Carolina. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 28th 139,509 km² 805 km 240 km 9. ... Cape Henry is a cape on the Atlantic shore of Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 35th 110,862 km² 320 km 690 km 7. ... Cape Prince of Wales (65°3547N, 168°0505W) is the westernmost point in the Americas. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 1st 663,267 mi² / 1 717 854 km² 808 mi / 1300 km 1,479 mi / 2380 km 13. ... Cape Girardeau (pronounced ) (French: Cap-Girardeau, pronounced ) is a city located in the county of the same name in Missouri, 100 miles south of Saint Louis. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jefferson City Largest city Kansas City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 21st 69,709 mi²; 180,693 km² 240 mi; 385 km 300 mi; 480 km 1. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Cape Froward (53°56′00″S, 071°20′00″W) is the southernmost point on the mainland of South America. ... Cape Horn from the South, January 2003 Cape Horn is often said to be the southernmost point of South America. ... Categories: Argentina geography stubs | Headlands | Geography of Argentina ... World map showing Oceania (geographically) Oceania is a geographical (often geopolitical) region consisting of numerous countries and territories—mostly islands—in the Pacific Ocean. ... Cape Egmont is the westernmost point of Taranaki, on the west coast of New Zealands North Island. ... Cape Foulwind is a prominent headland on the West Coast of New Zealands South Island, overlooking the Tasman Sea. ... Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, Western Australia The most south-westerly mainland point of the Australian Continent, in the state of Western Australia. ... Cape Reinga Lighthouse Cape Reinga (or Te Rerenga Wairua in the Maori language) is the northwesternmost tip of the Aupouri Peninsula, at the northern end of the North Island of New Zealand. ... This article is about the peninsula located in the Australian state of Queensland; it should not be confused with either Yorke Peninsula, in South Australia, or Cape York, Greenland. ... East Cape is the easternmost point of the main islands of New Zealand. ... North Cape is located at the northern end of the North Auckland Peninsula in the North Island of New Zealand. ... South East Cape is the southernmost point of the main island of Tasmania and and also the southernmost point of the mainlands of Australia and Tasmania together. ... Young Nicks Head is a headland at the southern end of Poverty Bay in New Zealands North Island. ...

List of some well-known bays

• Africa
  • Gulf of Guinea
  • Gulf of Sidra - coast of Tunisia and Libya

• Europe - Atlantic
  • Bay of Biscay in France and Spain
  • Lyme Bay off the southern coast of England

• Europe - Baltic Sea
  • Gulf of Bothnia between Sweden and Finland
  • Gulf of Finland between Finland and Estonia
  • Bay of Gdansk between Poland and Kaliningrad Oblast
    • Bay of Puck
    • Vistula Bay
  • Bay of Pomerania, between Poland and Germany
    • Bay of Szczecin, between Poland and Germany
  • Bay of Greifswald in Germany
  • Bay of Mecklenburg, between Germany and Denmark
  • Bay of Lubeck, in Germany
  • Bay of Kiel, between Germany and Denmark
  • Riddarfjärden in Stockholm, Sweden

• Europe - Mediterranean Sea
  • Adriatic Sea's Gulf of Kotor in Montenegro

• Asia
  • Bay of Bengal, near Bengal (India/Bangladesh)
  • Bohai Gulf (China)
    • Bohai Bay
    • Laizhou Bay
    • Liaodong Bay
  • Gulf of Cambay(Khambhat), Gujarat (India)
  • Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat (India)
  • Manila Bay on Luzon island in the Philippines
  • Persian Gulf between Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, and Iran
  • Red Sea
  • Subic Bay on Luzon island in the Philippines, the site of a former US Navy base

• North American, Central America and the Caribbean
  • Baffin Bay, between Canada and Greenland
  • Bahía de Banderas, Mexico
  • Bay of Green Bay in Wisconsin
  • Bay of Pigs on Cuba
  • Bay of Fundy, between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
  • Buzzards Bay in Massachusetts
  • Cape Cod Bay in Massachusetts
  • Chesapeake Bay mostly in Maryland
  • Delaware Bay between Delaware and the New Jersey
  • Galveston Bay in Texas
  • Georgian Bay on Lake Huron
  • Grand Traverse Bay in Michigan
  • Gulf of California between the Baja California peninsula and the Mexican mainland.
  • Gulf of Santa Catalina in California
  • Gulf of Maine in Maine
  • Gulf of Mexico between Mexico and the United States
  • Hudson Bay, between the Canadian provinces and territories of Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Nunavut
  • James Bay, between Ontario and Quebec, opens to Hudson Bay to the north
  • Massachusetts Bay in Massachusetts
  • Mobile Bay in Alabama
  • Monterey Bay in California
  • Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island
  • Penobscot Bay in Maine
  • Saginaw Bay in Michigan
  • San Francisco Bay in California
  • Tampa Bay in Florida
  • Thunder Bay in Ontario, Canada

• South America

• Oceania
  • Great Australian Bight off the south coast of Australia
  • Botany Bay, near Sydney, Australia
  • Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia
  • Bay of Islands, New Zealand
  • Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
  • Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand
  • Hawke Bay, New Zealand
  • North Taranaki Bight, New Zealand
  • Port Phillip Bay, Australia
  • South Taranaki Bight, New Zealand
  • Tasman Bay, New Zealand

A couple of non-gulfs (actually straits) are: A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. ... The Gulf of Guinea is the part of the Atlantic southwest of Africa. ... The Gulf of Sidra is a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea of the northern coast of Libya; it is also known as Gulf of Sirte. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ... Map of the Bay of Biscay. ... Lyme Bay shown within Great Britain Lyme Bay is an area of the English Channel situated in the southwest of England between Torbay in the west and Portland in the east. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53 deg. ... The Baltic Sea The Gulf of Bothnia (Fin. ... The Baltic Sea The Gulf of Finland is an arm of the Baltic Sea that extends between Finland (to the north) and Estonia (to the south) all the way to the city of Saint Petersburg in Russia, where the river Neva drains into it. ... The Bay of GdaÅ„sk (also known as the GdaÅ„sk Bay or Gulf of GdaÅ„sk; in Polish Zatoka GdaÅ„ska; in Kashubian/Pomeranian GduÅ„skô Hôwinga; in German Danziger Bucht) is a southeastern bay of the Baltic sea enclosed by a large curve of the shores of... Map of the Kaliningrad Oblast Course of Pregolya River in Gvardeysk. ... Puck Bay and Hel Peninsula as seen from Landsat satellite in 2000 Bay of Puck or Puck Bay (Polish: Zatoka Pucka) is a shallow western part of the Bay of GdaÅ„sk in the southern Baltic Sea, off the shores of Polish land of GdaÅ„sk Pomerania. ... Landsat photo Vistula Lagoon Vistula Lagoon (or Bay, Gulf) is the sweet water lagoon on the Baltic Sea that is cut off from Gdansk Bay by the Vistula Spit. ... Bay of Pomerania or Pomeranian Bay (Polish: Zatoka Pomorska; German: Pommersche Bucht) is a basin in the south-western Baltic Sea, off the shores of Poland and Germany. ... Lagoon of Szczecin or Bay of Szczecin (Polish: Zalew Szczeciński; German: Stettiner Haff, Oderhaff) is a inland water basin in Poland and Germany situated in the south_western part of the Baltic Sea in the mouth of Oder River north of the city of Szczecin. ... Bay of Greifswald (German: Greifswalder Boden; Polish: Zatoka Greifswaldzka) is a basin in the south-western Baltic Sea, off the shores of Germany. ... Bay of Mecklenburg (in German: Mecklenburgische Bucht, Danish: Mecklenburg Bugt, and Polish: Zatoka Meklemburska) is a basin in the south-western Baltic Sea, between the shores of Germany to the south and the Danish islands of Lolland, Falster, and Møn to the north. ... Bay of Lubeck (German: Lübecker Bucht; Polish: Zatoka Lubecka) is a basin in the south-western Baltic Sea, off the shores of German lands of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein. ... Bay of Kiel (German: Kieler Bucht; Polish: Zatoka KiloÅ„ska) is a basin in the south-western Baltic Sea, off the shores of German land Schleswig-Holstein and the islands of Denmark. ... Riddarfjärden, literally the Knight Fjord, is a bay of lake Mälaren in central Stockholm. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... Satellite image The Mediterranean Sea is a part of the Atlantic Ocean almost completely enclosed by land, on the north by Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by Asia. ... The Adriatic Sea Source: NASA The Adriatic Sea (Italian Mare Adriatico, German Adriatisches Meer or Adria, Slovenian Jadransko morje or Jadran, Croatian Jadransko more or Jadran, Serbian Јадранско море or Јадран, Albanian Deti Adriatik) is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula (Italy) from the Balkan peninsula, and the system... Historic map of the Gulf, 16th century Gulf of Kotor or the Bay of Kotor (Serbian and Croatian: Бока которска Boka kotorska, Italian: ) in western Montenegro is a winding bay on the Adriatic sea. ... Serbia and Montenegro  â€“ Serbia    â€“ Kosovo and Metohia        (UN administration)    â€“ Vojvodina  â€“ Montenegro Official language Serbian Capital Podgorica Former Royal Capital Cetinje President Filip Vujanović Prime Minister Milo Đukanović Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water  13,812 km²  n/a Population  â€“ Total (2003)  â€“ Density  616,258  48. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... A map showing the location of the Bay of Bengal. ... Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bangla (Bengali), is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ... Bo Hai (Chinese: 渤海; pinyin: B hăi; Wade-Giles: Po-hai lit. ... Bohai Bay is one of the three bays forming the Bohai Gulf, the innermost gulf of the China. ... Laizhou Bay (Laizhou Wan) is the southern arm of the Bohai Sea (also Known as the Bohai Bay, or just Bo Hai), which is a large relatively shallow extension of the Korea Bay (Northern Yellow Sea) behind the Liaodong Peninsula to the north, and the Shandong Peninsula to the south. ... Liaodong Bay is one of the three bays forming the Bohai Gulf, the innermost gulf of the Yellow Sea, in northeastern China. ... The Gulf of Cambay (also the Gulf of Khambat) is an inlet of the Arabian Sea along the west coast of India, in the state of Gujarat. ... Gujarat (Gu: , Hi: ; , IPA ; also spelled Gujrat and sometimes (incorrectly) Gujarath) contained many of the former Princely states of India, and is the second-most industrialized state in the Republic of India after Maharashtra. ... The Gulf of Kutch is an inlet of the Arabian Sea along the west coast of India, in the state of Gujarat. ... Gujarat (Gu: , Hi: ; , IPA ; also spelled Gujrat and sometimes (incorrectly) Gujarath) contained many of the former Princely states of India, and is the second-most industrialized state in the Republic of India after Maharashtra. ... Manila Bay Ãœ is the harbor which serves the port of Manila (on Luzon), in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Map of the Persian Gulf. ... Location of the Red Sea The Red Sea (Arabic البحر الأحمر al-Bahr al-Ahmar; Hebrew ים סוף Yam Suf; Tigrigna ቀይሕ ባሕሪ QeyH baHri) is a gulf or basin of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ... Subic Bay is a bay on the west coast of the island of Luzon in the Philippines, about 100km northwest of Manila Bay. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... Political highlights of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and the fourth ranked in population. ... Map of Central America Central America is the subcontinent of America between North America and South America, beginning south of the Gulf of Mexico (the exact location is defined variously) and ending at the border between Panama and Colombia. ... Central America and the Caribbean (detailed pdf map) The Caribbean, (Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Dutch: Cariben or Caraïben, or more commonly Antillen) or the West Indies, is a group of islands and countries which are in or border the Caribbean Sea which lies on... Map of Baffin Island and surrounding areas, including Baffin Bay. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A Tall ship sailing into the mouth of the Fox River The Bay of Green Bay is an arm of Lake Michigan. ... Official language(s) None Capital Madison Largest city Milwaukee Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 23rd 169,790 km² 420 km 500 km 17 42°30N to 47°3N 86°49W to 92°54W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 18th 5,453,896 38. ... The Bay of Pigs (Spanish: Bahía de Cochinos) is a bay on the southern coast of Cuba. ... The Bay of Fundy is a bay located on the Atlantic coast of North America, on the northeast end of the Gulf of Maine between the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant-Governor Myra Freeman Premier John Hamm Premier-designate Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 12th 55... Motto: Spem reduxit (Hope restored) Official languages English, French Capital Fredericton Largest city Saint John Lieutenant-Governor Herménégilde Chiasson Premier Bernard Lord (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 10 10 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 11th 72 908 km² 71 450 km² 1 458 km... Buzzards Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the state of Massachusetts. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 mi²; 27,360 km² 183 mi; 295 km 113 mi; 182 km 13. ... Cape Cod Bay is a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 mi²; 27,360 km² 183 mi; 295 km 113 mi; 182 km 13. ... Chesapeake Bay - Landsat photo The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 42nd 32,160 km² 145 km 400 km 21 37°53N to 39°43N 75°4W to 79°33W Population  - Total (2000)  - Density Ranked 19th 5,296,486 165... Delaware Bay Delaware Bay is a large esturarial inlet of the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Delaware River along the coast of the United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 49th 6,452 km² 48 km 161 km 21. ... Official language(s) None defined, English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 47th 22,608 km² 110 km 240 km 14. ... Galveston Bay is a large estuary located along Texass coastline. ... Official language(s) None. ... Georgian Bay is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. ... The Great Lakes from space; Lake Huron is the third from the left. ... Grand Traverse Bay is located off Lake Michigan in Northern Michigan. ... Official language(s) English de-facto Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 11th 96,889 mi² 250,941 km² 239 miles 385 km 491 miles 790 km 41. ... The Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez or Sea of Cortés; locally known in the Spanish language as Mar de Cortés or, much less frequently, Golfo de California) is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula from the Mexican mainland. ... Baja California (highlighted) Alternative use: Baja California (state) Baja California or Lower California is a peninsula in the west of Mexico. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Gulf of Maine The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the northeastern coast of North America, roughly between Cape Cod in Massachusetts on the south and Cape Sable Island on the southern tip of Nova Scotia to the northeast. ... Official language(s) None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 39th 86,542 km² 305 km 515 km 13. ... Gulf of Mexico in 3D perspective. ... Hudson Bay, Canada. ... Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Latin: Glorious and free) Official languages English Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant-Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 14 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 8th 647,797 km² 14. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 4th... Motto: Je me souviens (French: I remember) Official languages French Capital Quebec City Largest city Montreal Lieutenant-Governor Lise Thibault Premier Jean Charest (PLQ) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 75 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 2nd 1,542,056 km² 1,183,128 km² 176,928... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut: Nunavut our strength or Our land our strength) Official languages Inuktitut, Inuinnaqtun, English, French Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 1 Nancy Karetak-Lindell 1 Willie Adams Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total... James Bay in summer 2000 James Bay (French, Baie James) is a large body of water on the southern end of Hudson Bay in Canada. ... Massachusetts Bay is one of the large bays of the Atlantic Ocean that form the distinctive shape of the coastline of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ... Official language(s) English Capital Boston Largest city Boston Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 44th 10,555 mi²; 27,360 km² 183 mi; 295 km 113 mi; 182 km 13. ... Mobile Bay - Landsat photo Mobile Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, lying within the state of Alabama in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 30th 52,423 mi²/135,775 km² 190 mi/306 km 330 mi/531 km 3. ... Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean, on the coast of California, south of San Francisco. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Narragansett Bay, shown in pink Narragansett Bay is a fjord on the north side of Rhode Island Sound, forming an expansive natural harbor as well as a small archipelago. ... This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ... Penobscot Bay originates from the delta of Maines Penobscot River. ... Official language(s) None Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 39th 86,542 km² 305 km 515 km 13. ... Saginaw Bay is located on Lake Huron, and forms the space between The Thumb and the rest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan on the eastern side of the state of Michigan. ... Official language(s) English de-facto Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 11th 96,889 mi² 250,941 km² 239 miles 385 km 491 miles 790 km 41. ... San Francisco Bay, San Pablo Bay, and the Golden Gate The San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining of approximately forty percent of California, flowing in Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Tampa Bay is a large natural harbor and estuary on the western coast of Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170 451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... Thunder Bay may refer to Thunder Bay, Ontario, a city in the Canadian province of Ontario Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English, French (in some areas) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 4th... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... World map showing Oceania (geographically) Oceania is a geographical (often geopolitical) region consisting of numerous countries and territories—mostly islands—in the Pacific Ocean. ... The Great Australian Bight is a large bight, or open bay, encompassing an area of the Southern Ocean located off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia. ... Bicentennial Monument at Botany Bay Botany Bay is a bay in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, a few kilometres south of the central business district. ... Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and with a population of over four million people is the most populous city in Australia. ... The Gulf of Carpentaria viewed from orbit. ... Russell, Bay of Islands The Bay of Islands is an area in the Northland region of the North Island of New Zealand. ... The Bay of Plenty, often abbreviated to BoP, is a region of New Zealand situated around the body of water of the same name. ... A true-colour image showing Auckland city (left), the Hauraki Gulf (centre) and the Coromandel Peninsula (right). ... Hawke Bay is a large bay on the eastern coast of the North Island of New Zealand. ... The North Taranaki Bight is the name given to the large bay which extends north and east from the north coast of Taranaki in New Zealands North Island. ... Port Phillip seen from Frankston on the eastern shore of the bay. ... The South Taranaki Bight is the name given to the large bay which extends south and east from the south coast of Taranaki in New Zealands North Island. ... Tasman Bay is a large V-shaped bay at the north end of New Zealands South Island. ... Simplified diagram A strait is a narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water, and thus lies between two land masses. ...

• Gulf of Oman
• Gulf of Aden

The Gulf of Oman is a strait that connects the Arabian Sea with the Persian Gulf. ... The Gulf of Aden is located in the Indian Ocean between Yemen on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula and Somaliland in Africa. ...

See also

• List of bays of the British Isles
• Great capes

This is a list of bays of the British Isles, geographically by island. ... The clipper route from England to Australia and New Zealand, by way of the great capes. ...

External links

• GeoResources - diagrams of headland and bay formation