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Fortune Bay
(Encyclopedia) Fortune Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.80 mi (130 km) long, S Newfoundland, N.L., Canada. Its shores are lined with many fishing villages. The French islands of St. Pierre and…Frobisher Bay
(Encyclopedia) Frobisher Bay, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, 150 mi (240 km) long and from 20 to 40 mi (32–64 km) wide, Nunavut Territory, Canada. Cutting deeply into SE Baffin Island, it has steep,…Gaspé Bay
(Encyclopedia) Gaspé BayGaspé Baygăsˈpā, gäspāˈ [key], deep inlet of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 22 mi (35 km) long and 6 mi (9.7 km) wide, E Que., Canada, at the east end of the Gaspé Peninsula. The…Galway Bay
(Encyclopedia) Galway Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 30 mi (48 km) long, W Republic of Ireland, in counties Galway and Clare. The Aran Islands protect its entrance. Numerous islands dot the Galway…Ungava Bay
(Encyclopedia) Ungava BayUngava Bayŭngˌgäˈvə, –gāˈ– [key], inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, N Que., Canada, extending c.200 mi (320 km) S from Hudson Strait between the N Quebec mainland and the north…Cambridge Bay
(Encyclopedia) Cambridge Bay, hamlet, Canadian government post and weather station, on the southeast shore of Victoria Island, Nunavut Territory.Thunder Bay
(Encyclopedia) Thunder Bay, city (1991 pop. 113,946), SW Ont., Canada, on Thunder Bay inlet of Lake Superior. The city was created in 1970 by the amalgamation of the twin cities of Fort William and…Whitefish Bay
(Encyclopedia) Whitefish Bay, village (1990 pop. 14,272), Milwaukee co., SE Wis., a residential suburb of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan; inc. 1892. Tourists are attracted to recreation provided by the…Whitley Bay
(Encyclopedia) Whitley Bay, town (1991 pop. 36,040), North Tyneside metropolitan district, NE England, on the North Sea. Formerly the urban district of Whitley and Monkseaton, Whitley Bay was…Walfisch Bay
(Encyclopedia) Walfisch Bay: see Walvis Bay, Namibia.