embayments
Water recesses shoreward
Embayments are indentations in a coastline where water partially enclosed by land forms a bay-like shape.
The term appears in geography and ecology to describe these recessed areas: The embayments along the shore provided sheltered habitats for marine life.
More broadly, any recess or indentation resembling a bay qualifies: glacial embayments carved into the mountainside.
Tidal mixing zone
Tidal shrub with exposed roots
- seagrassSaltwater flowering plant
- tidalOf sea rhythms
- brackishMildly salty water
- estuaryTidal mixing zone
mudflat · shellfish · wetland · biodiversity · sediment
Secure harbor spot
- mooringVessel's secured resting place
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
- berthSleeping space on transport
dock · wharf · pier · quay · port · roadstead · lee · vessel
Land-water boundary
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- beachfrontLand bordering the sea
- seashoreOcean's edge
- tidewaterOcean-influenced coastal water
headland · peninsula · cape · promontory · dunes · bluff · cliff · tombolo
Inward cut or setback
- recessPause in activity
- concavityInward-curving surface quality
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
- scallopedHaving rounded, wavelike edges
notch · incursion · infolding · contour · configuration · morphology · depression · hollow
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
fjord · gulf · inlet · sound · firth · delta · loch · arm · creek
mangrove
Tidal shrub with exposed roots
estuary · mudflat · shellfish · wetland · biodiversity · sediment
anchorage
Secure harbor spot
berth · dock · wharf · pier · quay · port · roadstead · lee · vessel · chart
shoreline
Land-water boundary
- coastlineLand-water boundary
- beachfrontLand bordering the sea
- seashoreOcean's edge
tidewater · headland · peninsula · cape · promontory · dunes · bluff · cliff · tombolo · spit
indentation
Inward cut or setback
scalloped · notch · incursion · infolding · contour · configuration · morphology · depression · hollow
embaymentsopen sea
Waters beyond coastlines
open ocean · open water · high seas · headlands · promontories
embaymentsheadlands
Land projecting into water
promontories · capes · peninsulas · points · spits