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How are bays and gulfs useful for ships in oceans?

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Bays usually occur on oceans, lakes, and gulfs, and generally not on rivers except when there is an artificially enlarged river mouth. An example of a bay at a river's mouth is New ... Gulf (see photograph on page 70). It is a narrow waterway that can be (and has been) controlled to prevent ships from sailing through the gulf. read more

Examples of other bays include the Bay of Pigs (Cuba), Hudson Bay (Canada), Chesapeake Bay (Maryland and Virginia), and Bay of Bengal (near India). Bays usually occur on oceans, lakes, and gulfs, and generally not on rivers except when there is an artificially enlarged river mouth. read more

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