Bay in United Kingdom

Definition of Bay

In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Bay :

A well-marked roughly semicircular indentation on a coastline. What does or does not constitute a bay can be of relevance in determining a state’s control of its coastal waters. The test is a geographical one, taking into account relative dimensions and configuratio The following three considerations have been taken into account when making this determination:

(1) the depth of the indentation relative to the width of its mouth;

(2) the economic and strategic importance of the indentation to the coastal state; and

(3) the seclusion of the indentation from the highway of nations on the open sea.

See also territorial waters.