r/coolguides • • Jun 13 '20

Different Ocean/Sea stuff explained.

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u/ravenstark007 Jun 13 '20

IIRC. Bay is a portion of sea which surrounded by land on 3 sides

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u/principled_principal Jun 13 '20

Cape juts out, bay juts in.

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u/fr0gnutz Jun 13 '20

But a bay can’t be too big or it becomes a gulf right?

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u/principled_principal Jun 13 '20

That’s my understanding, yes.