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Buzzards Bay

(Encyclopedia) Buzzards Bay, inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 30 mi (48 km) long, from 5 to 10 mi (8–16 m) wide, SE Mass., connected with Cape Cod Bay by…

Cambridge Bay

(Encyclopedia) Cambridge Bay, hamlet, Canadian government post and weather station, on the southeast shore of Victoria Island, Nunavut Territory.

Botany Bay

(Encyclopedia) Botany Bay, inlet, New South Wales, SE Australia, just S of Sydney. It was visited in 1770 by James Cook, who proclaimed British sovereignty over the east coast of Australia. The site…

Casco Bay

(Encyclopedia) Casco BayCasco Baykăsˈkō [key], deep inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, 200 sq mi (518 sq km), SW Maine. The bay, with its more than 200 wooded, hilly islands, has many summer estates and…

Bay City

(Encyclopedia) Bay City. 1 City (2020 pop. 32,661), seat of Bay co., S Mich., a port of entry on the Saginaw River at its mouth on Saginaw Bay (an…

Bay Islands

(Encyclopedia) Bay Islands, Honduras: see Bahía, Islas de la.

(Encyclopedia) bay rum, aromatic liquid used chiefly as a cosmetic and a perfume. It originated in the West Indies, where it was prepared by distillation from rum and bay leaves. It is now commonly a…

Bay Shore

(Encyclopedia) Bay Shore, uninc. village (2020 pop. 29,799), Islip town, Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on the south shore of Long Island, at the widest point…

Bay Village

(Encyclopedia) Bay Village, city (2020 pop. 16,163), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland; inc. 1903. It is a residential community with some…