What is the bay from the point of view of scientists and ordinary travelers?
Perhaps, to give an approximate answer to the question of what a bay is, every modern schoolboy can. It's quite simple.
However, this article will be more detailedtells about what this element of the earth's surface represents, and readers will learn about where the most beautiful and most unusual parts of the world ocean are on the map.
Section 1. What is the Gulf? General definition of the concept
Under the bay should be understood part of the lake, the sea or the ocean, which goes into the land, but it does not lose water exchange with the main body of water.
From a scientific point of view, the bays are divided into:
- Limans;
- bays;
- lagoons;
- fjords;
- harbor.
Usually by the state and chemical composition of waterbays do not differ from the main reservoir, so an unenlightened person immediately finds it difficult to say what the bays are. But sometimes the climate and the characteristics of the continent can make their own specifics and uniqueness.
The largest (and, therefore, the most famous) bays are:
- The Biscay;
- Alaskan;
- Great Australian;
- Bengal;
- The Guinean.
Section 2. The most beautiful bays
According to travelers, almost allthe territory of such a plan is very picturesque. There they like to relax both the locals and the numerous tourists. Unity with nature is especially important in today's rapidly changing world. However, there are places that can deliver a special aesthetic pleasure.
An example is the Table Bay (Table Cove) and Falls Bay (Falls of the Fall), which are located in southern Africa, just at the point where the Atlantic and Indian oceans connect.
The bays are the largest in this part of Africa. The first with a width of 10 kilometers is named after the Table Mountain, a business card of the city of Cape Town.
Those who love the sea, surrounded by sushi, mustIt is worth visiting Nyachang Bay, which is in Central Vietnam, namely in Khanh Hoa province, on the coast of the South China Sea. The total area of the bay is 507 kilometers - from Cape Dong Pa to Cape Cape.
Section 3. Where is the most unusual gulf of the planet?
An amazing place is quite possible to consider the bayElizabeth (Galapagos Islands). Why? The fact is that, besides the fascinating landscapes, there is also a unique flora and fauna. Where else can you meet such untouched mangrove forests? In the wild, these plants, unfortunately, are rare. In order not to damage the grass cover, excursions are carried out by boat. Although even in case of emergency it is very, very difficult to land ashore in such a place.
What is the Gulf? Is it really just water, land and some, albeit rare enough, representatives of the flora? Of course not. For example, in the Elizabeth Bay still lives and a huge number of animals, the most unique of which, perhaps, is to consider the Galapagos penguins.
