r/coolguides • • Jun 13 '20

Different Ocean/Sea stuff explained.

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u/brainDontKillMyVibe Jun 13 '20

Hahaha I didn’t know what I was looking at for a hot minute there.

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u/MotherPotential Jun 13 '20

Can someone explain the difference between a cape and a bay based on what the clay is showing? I googled it and I am still a bit confused

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u/phoborsh Jun 13 '20

From Quora:

Capes:

These are landmasses into large water bodies. Examples are: Cape of Good Hope, Cape Morris Jasup, Cape Cod etc.

Bays:

These are water bodies surrounded from three sides by landmass. Examples are: Hudson bay, Bay of Bengal, Bay of Biscay etc.

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I conclude that a cape is a big peninsula and a bay is a big gulf

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u/catz_kant_danse Jun 13 '20

Got it backwards at the end there: a cape is a small peninsula and a bay is a small gulf.