Map of Massachusetts Bay.

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. The bay is enclosed on the north by Cape Ann; at the bay's westernmost point are situated Boston Harbor and the city of Boston. Just south of Massachusetts Bay is Cape Cod Bay. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (667 × 1000 pixel, file size: 276 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map showing the location of Cape Cod Bay and Massachusetts Bay, off the west coast of Massachusetts, United States. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 400 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (667 × 1000 pixel, file size: 276 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map showing the location of Cape Cod Bay and Massachusetts Bay, off the west coast of Massachusetts, United States. ... The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties Libertarian Party State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries Politics Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Cape Ann, Massachusetts Landsat satellite photo of Cape Ann Cape Ann is a rocky peninsula located in northeastern Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean. ... Categories: Stub | Massachusetts geography | Boston ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Cape Cod Bay is a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...

Sometimes Cape Cod Bay is construed as part of Massachusetts Bay; under this interpretation, the name "Massachusetts Bay" denotes the entire rectangular area of ocean between Cape Ann and Cape Cod.

Massachusetts Bay is itself one corner of a much larger bay, the Gulf of Maine, which reaches from Cape Cod all the way up to Nova Scotia. Gulf of Maine The Gulf of Maine is a large gulf of the Atlantic Ocean on the northeastern coast of North America. ... Cape Cod (or simply the Cape) is an arm-shaped peninsula forming the easternmost portion of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States. ... Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (Latin: One defends and the other conquers) Official languages English, French (Canadian Gaelic) [] Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Regional Municipality Lieutenant-Governor Mayann E. Francis Premier Rodney MacDonald (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 11 10 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked...

The bay gave its name to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, one of the two predecessor colonies of the current state of Massachusetts. A map of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. ...

Massachusetts Bay is one of the bays adjacent to Massachusetts that give it the name Bay State. The others are Narragansett Bay, Buzzards Bay and Cape Cod Bay. Narragansett Bay, shown in pink. ... Map of Buzzards Bay. ... Cape Cod Bay is a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...