AP Human Geography

Category - AP Human Geography

What is a bight?

  1. A curve or recess in a coastline or river
  2. A peninsula
  3. A natural deepwater harbor
  4. Another word for tidal wave
  5. A very difficult Wordle 
Explanation
Answer: - A bight is a curve or recess in a river
 
In geography, a bight is a concave bend or curvature in a coastline, river or other geographical feature.  The word bight may also refer to a very open bay formed by such a feature. Such bays are typically broad, open, shallow and only slightly recessed.  As they are typically shallow, they typically are not used as deepwater use cases.
 
Some notable bights include: 
 
Bay of Campeche
 
Bay of Plenty
Bight of Benin
Bight of Biafra or Bight of Bonny
Canterbury Bight
German Bight or Heligoland Bight
Great Australian Bight
McKenzie Bight
Mecklenburg Bight
Mid-Atlantic Bight
New York Bight
North Taranaki Bight
Robson Bight
Santa Monica Bay
South Taranaki Bight
Southern Bight
Southern California Bight
Trinity Bight, Newfoundland and Labrador
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