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Headlands and bays
A '''headland''' is an area of [[land]] that is surrounded by [[water]] on three sides.  A '''bay''' is an area of water. It is surrounded by land on three sides. Very often, the land areas are called ''cape''s. The water areas are also called ''gulf''s. Headlands are made of hard rock and bays are made of soft rock. It takes the hard rock longer to erode. 

(contracted; show full)Image:Hanauma Bay 1.JPG|Hanauma bay, on the island of [[Hawaii]]
Image:CapeHorn.jpg|[[Cape Horn]] is the southern tip of [[South America]]
Image:Cape of Good Hope.jpg|The [[Cape of Good Hope]] is seen by many as the divider of the [[Atlantic]] and [[Indian Ocean]]
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[[Category:Landforms]]
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[[af:Landhoofde en baaie]]
[[ar:خليج]]
[[bs:Zaliv]]
[[bg:Залив]]
[[ca:Badia]]
[[cs:Záliv]]
[[cy:Bae]]
[[da:Bugt]]
[[de:Bucht]]
[[et:Laht]]
[[en:Headlands and bays]]
[[es:Golfo]]
[[fr:Baie (géographie)]]
[[gl:Baía]]
[[ko:만]]
[[hr:Zaljev]]
[[io:Bayo]]
[[id:Tanjung]]
[[is:Flói]]
[[it:Baia]]
[[he:מפרץ]]
[[lv:Līcis]]
[[lt:Įlanka]]
[[li:Bóch (zieë)]]
[[nl:Baai]]
[[ja:入り江]]
[[no:Bukt]]
[[pl:Zatoka (geografia)]]
[[pt:Baía]]
[[ru:Бухта]]
[[fi:Lahti (vesialue)]]
[[sv:Bukt]]
[[tr:Körfez]]
[[vi:Vịnh]]
[[yi:בוכטע]]
[[zh:海灣]]