See also:

• BAY

BAY OF See also:

• BISCAY (Vizcaya)
• BAY OF BISCAY (Fr. Golfe de Gascogne; Sp. Golfo de Vizcaya)

BISCAY (Fr. Golfe de Gascogne; Sp. Golfo de Vizcaya)  , an inlet of the See also:

• ATLANTIC

Atlantic Ocean; bounded on the E. and N.E. by See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France, as far as the See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island of See also:

• USHANT (Fr. Ouessant)

Ushant, and on the S. by See also:

• SPAIN
• SPAIN (Espana)

Spain as far as Cape Ortegal . The See also:

• BAY

Bay of See also:

• BISCAY (Vizcaya)
• BISCAY, BAY OF (Fr. Golfe de Gascogne; Sp. Golfo de Vizcaya)

Biscay is the Sinus Aquitanicus, Sinus Cantabricus or Cantaber See also:

• OCEANUS (Gr. 'Slrceavts)

Oceanus of the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans; hence it is sometimes known as the Cantabrian See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

Sea . Its See also:

• MODERN

modern See also:

• ENGLISH

English"name is a corrupt See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of the See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish Vizcaya . The bay forms a fairly See also:

• REGULAR

regular See also:

• CURVE (Lat. curvus, bent)

curve, broken on the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French sea-See also:

• BOARD (O. Eng. bord)

board only by the estuaries of the See also:

• LOIRE

Loire, See also:

• GARONNE (Lat. Garumna)

Garonne, See also:

• ADOUR (anc. Aturrus or Adurus, from Celtic dour, water)

Adour and other See also:

• RIVERS
• RIVERS, ANTHONY WOODVILLE, or WYDEVILLE, 2ND EARL (c. 1442—1483)
• RIVERS, EARL
• RIVERS, RICHARD SAVAGE, 4TH EARL (c. 1660—1712)

rivers .. The rugged Spanish See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast is indented by many See also:

• FJORD, or FIORD

fjord-like inlets, especially in the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west, where See also:

• NAVIGATION (from Lat. navis, ship, and agere, to move)

navigation is some-times difficult and dangerous; but its rivers are comparatively unimportant . The exposed position of the bay, and the diversity of its currents, have rendered it notorious for its storms .