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What is the name of this 'indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf' where the rescue of a famous explorer happened?
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The indentation of a shoreline that is larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf is called a bay. The famous explorer that was rescued in a bay was Ernest Shackleton.
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Define the term bay?
A body of water that extends into the land.
What is the definition of bay?
A bay is a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.It can mean:1. the laurel tree2. an indentation or pocket in a coastline3. to bark or howl like a dog.
Define a bay and define a peninsula?
A bay is a body of water partially surrounded by land, with a wide opening to the ocean. A peninsula is a piece of land that is almost completely surrounded by water but connected to a larger landmass by a narrow strip of land.
What is a body of water called a bay?
A bay is a body of water that is mostly surrounded by land, generally an indentation of a shoreline with calmer waters than the sea surrounding it. A bay is a smaller version of a gulf, or rather a large bay is called a gulf.
Why is a tsunami smaller when it begins at than when it reaches the shoreline?
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A body of water along a shoreline smaller then a golf in Europe?
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Why is smaller sediment pushed to the back of the beach leaving larger rocks near the shoreline?
Weight.
Why is there no sand on so many of the world's shorelines?
Sand only occurs when a coastline has been exposed to ocean surf for a long enough period of time that the water has slowed eroded rocks into smaller and smaller particles until sand is created. Any shoreline that lacks sand is simply not old enough for this to have happened.
Why is Ford making the Explorer so much smaller and less appealing than it should be?
Smaller ? The 2011 Ford Explorer is 8.7 inches wider and 8.6 inches longer than my 1995 Ford Explorer XLT
What is the difference between a golf and a bay?
A gulf is a large body of water mostly surrounded by land, while a bay is smaller than a gulf, and is more of an indentation in the land.
Describe how tides effect shorlines?
Thepressure from the water can wipe away or replace sand, rocks, and other particles on the shoreline, therefor making it lower, higher, larger, or smaller.
What is the difference between a bay and a gulf?
It is a matter of size, a Bay is a body of water forming an indentation on the shoreline. This makes a Bay larger than a Cove but smaller than a Gulf. A Gulf is described as a portion of an ocean or sea, partially enclosed by land
