Former bays

thumb|right|300px|Historical map of the Netherlands (1658) with the Zuyder Zee The Zuiderzee or Zuider Zee (; old spelling Zuyderzee or Zuyder Zee), historically called Lake Almere and Lake Flevo, was a shallow bay of the North Sea in the northwest of the Netherlands. It extended about inland and at most wide, with an overall depth of about and a coastline of about . It covered . Its name is Dutch for "southern sea", indicating that the name originates in Friesland, to the north of the Zuiderzee (cf. North Sea).

river (channel), formerly a bay, in Amsterdam, Netherlands

thumb|Sea lavender blossoms in August–September

The Lammefjord is a polder in Denmark at the base of the Odsherred peninsula. Previously a deeply branched arm of the sea leading west from the Isefjord, most of it is now reclaimed as agricultural land. The eastern third, outside the dyke at Avdebo, is still sea, but the name Lammefjorden now usually refers only to the dry part west of the dyke.

natural region in Andalucia, Spain

neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, United States

neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, United States

thumb|Sunset over the Braakman The Braakman was a large tidal inlet in the middle of the Dutch region of Zeelandic Flanders, on the south bank of the Westerschelde west of Terneuzen.