A bay is a body of water partially surrounded by land. A bay is usually smaller and less enclosed than a gulf. The mouth of the bay, where meets the ocean or lake, is typically wider than that of a gulf. In naming bays and gulfs, people have not always made these distinctions.

Where are the largest bays in the world?

Puerto Vallarta - Banderas Bay, the largest bay in the world, stretches across 80 kilometers of the Pacific Ocean.

What is a bay vs beach?

Bays are large conclaves formed into the land by the movements of waves or currents. Beaches are the strips of land that is comprised of loose soil found alongside large bodies of water.