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bays
Used for:
bahias
coves
embayments
Broader Terms:
hydrographic features
Narrower Terms:
fjords
Related Terms:
basins
bights
channels
estuaries
gulfs
wetlands
Definition:
Indentations of a coastline or shoreline enclosing a part of a body of water; bodies of water partly surrounded by land. [USGS GNIS Feature Class Definitions ]
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