BIGHT (GEOGRAPHY)

:''For other meanings of bight, see Bight.''
In geography, '''bight''' has two meanings.
A bight can be simply a bend or curve in any geographical feature—usually a bend or curve in the line between land and water.
Alternatively, the term can refer to a large (and often only slightly receding) bay. It is distinguished from a sound by being shallower.

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Prominent bights

Prominent bights

★ Great Australian Bight

★ Bight of Benin

★ Bight of Bonny or Bight of Biafra

★ German Bight or Heligoland Bight

★ New York Bight

★ Southern California Bight

★ McKenzie Bight

★ Trinity Bight