Definition(s)


Bay

For the purposes of this Convention, a bay is a well-marked indentation whose penetration is in such proportion to the width of its mouth as to contain land-locked waters and constitute more than a mere curvature of the coast. An indentation shall not, however, be regarded as a bay unless its area is as large as, or larger than, that of the semi-circle whose diameter is a line drawn across the mouth of that indentation.

Source: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982, Legislation 

 

Bay

For the purposes of this paragraph, “bay” includes harbour, port, cove, sound, channel, basin or other inlet.

Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. Legislation

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