Bight

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-003098",
  "term": "Bight",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A slight indentation in a coast forming an open bay, usually crescent shaped.\n\n2. A broad bend or curve in a generally open coast. Examples include the South Atlantic Bight and the Southern California Bight. These are distinguished from Embayment/Bays by the shallower angle between the apex of the bight and the adjacent coasts, although the term Bay has been used to name these features (e.g., Bay of Campeche).",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coastal Services Center Glossary of Coastal Terminology",
    "Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/bight/"
}