Bay of Biscay
Franco-Spanish waters
The Bay of Biscay is a large inlet of the North Atlantic Ocean along the western coast of France and the northern coast of Spain.
Known for rough seas and strong storms, it has a reputation among sailors for treacherous conditions: The ship encountered heavy swells crossing the Bay of Biscay.
- stormSevere atmospheric disturbance
- rough seasTurbulent ocean conditions
- Cantabrian SeaWater north of Spain
- windAir current outdoors
- deep waterSignificantly submerged aquatic zone
salt · swell · tidal surge · ocean swell · inlet · Basque Country · France · Bilbao · bight · Basque · continental shelf · ferry crossing · Biarritz · Santander · Spanish coast · current · fishing villages · tide
- european baysBay of Naples, Galway Bay
- European WatersDanube, Rhine, Dnieper, Vistula, Tiber
- Iberian WatersTagus, Mediterranean Sea, Cantabrian Sea, Strait of Gibraltar, coastal lagoons
- Bays and GulfsBay of Fundy, Gulf of Mexico, Tampa Bay, San Francisco Bay, Monterey Bay
- SpainMadrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Valencia, Granada
- Atlantic PlacesBermuda, Azores, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira
Bay of BiscayEnglish Channel
Anglo-French strait
Mediterranean Sea · North Sea · Irish Sea · Baltic Sea · Strait of Gibraltar
Bay of BiscayMediterranean Sea
Intercontinental landlocked water body
Caribbean Sea · Sargasso Sea · Gulf of Mexico · Aegean Sea · Dead Sea
Bay of BiscayStrait of Gibraltar
Channel linking two seas
English Channel · Strait of Dover · Bosphorus · open ocean · high seas