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GS Geography Physical Geography of World
Q.

A wide inlet of the sea usually concave in shape, is termed as a:

Explanation:

ANS. (C) 
Bay is inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf. It refers to the concavity of a coastline or re-entrant of the sea, formed by the movements of either the sea or a lake. A bay is usually located where more easily eroded rocks are bounded by harder and more resistant formations made from igneous rocks.

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