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Baia

Baia is the Italian and Portuguese term for a bay, a coastal inlet connected to the sea and partly enclosed by land; in Italian it is spelled baia, in Portuguese baía with an acute accent.

Bays typically form where coastlines indent through marine erosion or tectonic activity, or where rivers deposit

Bays provide harbors, support fisheries, and are popular for tourism; their sheltered waters often host ecosystems

As a proper noun, baia appears in place names. Notable examples include Baia, a locality (frazione) of

sediments
creating
sheltered
lagoons
that
become
basins;
they
exhibit
a
wide
opening
to
the
sea
and
a
sheltered
inner
water
body,
which
can
vary
in
depth
and
salinity.
such
as
estuaries,
salt
marshes,
and
seagrass
beds;
but
bays
can
be
vulnerable
to
pollution,
sedimentation,
and
coastal
development.
the
municipality
of
Bacoli
in
the
Campania
region
of
Italy,
known
for
the
archaeological
site
of
Baiae
near
the
ancient
Roman
seaside
resort.