Fjords are coastal inlets that are open to the sea and contain sea-water.

A cove is a circular or oval coastal inlet with a narrow entrance; some coves may be referred to as bays.

Unlike other coastal inlets along Scotland's north coast it is not straight, having two major bends around Keoldale.

A ria is a coastal inlet formed by the partial submergence of an unglaciated river valley.

The trees fell away down a steep bank on the left to reveal a small coastal inlet with a haphazard cluster of houses and shacks.

There, he sketched Carmel Bay and the coastal inlets from vantage points on the cliffs.

In warm weather, at least, the town is an ethereally pretty place, with huge old slate-roofed, shingle-sided barns sitting on fields overlooking coastal inlets.

The large Dutch ships were unable to moor in the coastal inlets where lighter Portuguese shipping came and went.

The prevailing north and northeastern winds influence the movement of water in the coastal inlets to the adjacent sabkhas, especially during storms.

A small faded sign points the way to Blue Lagoon, a tiny coastal inlet with a freshwater spring just offshore.