...at anchor, sheltered by land, except upon certain sides, from the violence of winds and waves. 13. A STRAIT is a narrow passage of water, connecting two larger bodies of water. 14. Small straits are frequently termed PASSES or PASSAGES. 15. A CHANNEL* is the same as a strait...

...What is a gulf or bay ? It is a portion of water stretching up into the land. What is a strait ? It is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water. What is a channel ? It is a broad and deep strait. From the vast surface of the ocean water is thus...

...What is a gulf or bay ? It is a portion of water stretching up into the land. What is a strait ? It is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water. What is a channel ? It is a broad and deep strait. From the vast surface of the ocean water is thus...

...of water extending into the land. Л harbor is a small bay, in which ships may ride at anchor. 82. A strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water. A channel is a wide strait. A sound is a shallow strait, or channel. 83. An ocean-current is a broad...

...is a sea, gulf, or bay ? It is a portion of water stretching up into the land. What is a strait ? It is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water. What is a channel ? It is a broad and deep strait. From the vast surface of the ocean water is thus...

...rivers. Like fiords, they have been formed by the subsidence of the land. A Bight is a broad, open bay. A Strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water. Wider passages of water are often called Channels. Sound's are shallow passages or shallow bodies of...

...water that seems to connect the bay and the ocean. Find some other bays, or seas, or gulfs where there is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water. A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water is called a STRAIT. Find three bays...

...world. There are five oceans. 16. A Sea, Gulf, or Bay is a body of water extending into the land. 17. A Strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water. 18. A River is a large stream of water flowing through the land. 19. A River System is a river and...

...are Baffin Bay and Hudson Bay. 86. Bering Sea and Gulf of California are on the western coast. 87. A strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water. 88. Florida Strait connects the Atlantic Ocean with Gulf of Mexico. Hudson Strait connects Hudson Bay...

...surrounding the continents. (8) A sea, gulf, or bay is a part of an ocean which projects into the land. (9) A strait is a narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water. (10) Channels and sounds are wide straits. REVIEW. (1) What is a hemisphere? (2) Of what does the surface...