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| Bay of Bengal |
a bay of the Indian Ocean bordered mostly by India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. |
| Brahmaputra River |
a major river of Asia that starts in Tibet and flows through northern India and Bangladesh into the Bay of Bengal. |
| cove |
a small bay in a shoreline of a sea, lake, or river. |
| Hudson Bay |
a large body of saltwater in Canada bordered by the provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and Manitoba, as well as by the territory of Nunavut. Hudson Bay is linked with both the Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic Ocean. |
| inlet |
a bay, stream, or other narrow body of water that leads inland from a shore. |
| Lake Maracaibo |
a large bay in northwestern Venezuela. Lake Maracaibo is called a "lake," but its water is salty, and it is connected to the Caribbean Sea by a narrow strait. |
| San Francisco |
a city in the U.S. state of California on a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and a large bay. |
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