All Topics  
Massachusetts Bay

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Massachusetts Bay
 
 
  Topics Massachusetts Bay Topic Home

Massachusetts Bay is one of the large bays
Headlands and bays

Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment....
 of the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 that form the distinctive shape of the coastline of the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Massachusetts
Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....
. Its waters extend 65 miles (105 km) into the Atlantic Ocean. The bay is enclosed on the north by Cape Ann
Cape Ann

Cape Ann is a rocky peninsula located in northeastern Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean. The Headlands and bays is located approximately 30 miles northeast of Boston, Massachusetts and forms the northern edge of Massachusetts Bay....
; at the bay's westernmost point are situated Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor

Boston Harbor is a natural harbor located adjacent ot the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major shipping facility in the northeast....
 and the city of Boston.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Massachusetts Bay'
Start a new discussion about 'Massachusetts Bay'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Cape Cod Bay Map
Massachusetts Bay is one of the large bays
Headlands and bays

Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment....
 of the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 that form the distinctive shape of the coastline of the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Massachusetts
Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the Northeastern United States United States. It borders Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north....
. Its waters extend 65 miles (105 km) into the Atlantic Ocean. The bay is enclosed on the north by Cape Ann
Cape Ann

Cape Ann is a rocky peninsula located in northeastern Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean. The Headlands and bays is located approximately 30 miles northeast of Boston, Massachusetts and forms the northern edge of Massachusetts Bay....
; at the bay's westernmost point are situated Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor

Boston Harbor is a natural harbor located adjacent ot the city of Boston, Massachusetts. It is home to the Port of Boston, a major shipping facility in the northeast....
 and the city of Boston. Just south of Massachusetts Bay is Cape Cod Bay
Cape Cod Bay

Cape Cod Bay is a large headlands and bays of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is enclosed by Cape Cod to the south and east, and Plymouth County, Massachusetts, to the west; to the north of Cape Cod Bay lie Massachusetts Bay and the Atlantic Ocean....
.

Sometimes Cape Cod Bay is construed as part of Massachusetts Bay; under this interpretation, the name "Massachusetts Bay" denotes the entire rectangular area of ocean between Cape Ann and Cape Cod.

Massachusetts Bay is itself one corner of a much larger bay, the Gulf of Maine
Gulf of Maine

The Gulf of Maine is a large Headlands and bays of the Atlantic Ocean on the northeastern coast of North America.It is delineated by Cape Cod at the eastern tip of Massachusetts in the southwest and Cape Sable Island at the southern tip of Nova Scotia in the northeast....
, which reaches from Cape Cod
Cape Cod

Cape Cod, often referred to as simply the Cape, is a peninsula in the easternmost portion of the state of Massachusetts, in the Northeastern United States....
 all the way up to Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is a Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada....
.

The bay gave its name to the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement on the east coast of North America in the 17th century, in New England, centered around the present-day cities of Salem, Massachusetts and Boston, Massachusetts....
, one of the two predecessor colonies of the current state of Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Bay is one of the bays adjacent to Massachusetts that give it the name Bay State. The others are Narragansett Bay
Narragansett Bay

Narragansett Bay is a bay and estuary on the north side of Rhode Island Sound. Covering 147 mi? , the Bay forms New England's largest estuary, which functions as an expansive natural harbor, and includes a small archipelago....
, Buzzards Bay
Buzzards Bay (bay)

Buzzards Bay is a headlands and bays of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is approximately 45 kilometers long by twelve kilometers wide....
 and Cape Cod Bay
Cape Cod Bay

Cape Cod Bay is a large headlands and bays of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It is enclosed by Cape Cod to the south and east, and Plymouth County, Massachusetts, to the west; to the north of Cape Cod Bay lie Massachusetts Bay and the Atlantic Ocean....
.