embayment definition
embayment means a body of water subject to tidal action and bounded by headlands which restrict the exchange of water with the open ocean. A bay or lagoon is an embayment if the ratio of the volume of water (cubic feet) to the cross-sectional area (square feet) at the entrance is more than 700, when determined at mean lower low water. Embayments include Pago Pago Harbor, Fagatele Bay, Pala Lagoon, Afono Bay, Fagasa Bay, Masefau Bay, and Vatia Bay.