sea inlet

• bayPartially enclosed water
• coveSheltered coastal indentation
• fjordGlacially carved coastal inlet
• estuaryTidal mixing zone
• harborSafe anchorage for ships

gulf · lagoon · sound · channel · strait · creek · bight · tidal · saltwater · shoreline · sheltered · mooring · anchorage · boats · fishing · coastal · rocky · narrow

• inletsinlet, cove, bight, bay, embayment
• tidal waterstidal basin, high tide, low tide, tidal channel, ebb tide