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Big Bay, MI -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Michigan
Population (2000): 265
Housing Units (2000): 300
Land area (2000): 3.830530 sq. miles (9.921027 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.123879 sq. miles (5.500820 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.954409 sq. miles (15.421847 sq. km)
FIPS code: 08180
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 46.813914 N, 87.725745 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
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Big Bay

Big Bay may refer to:

  • Big Bay, British Columbia, Canada
  • Big Bay, Michigan, United States
  • Big Bay, New Zealand, New Zealand
  • Big Bay, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu
Big Bay (Southland)

Big Bay, also known as Awarua Bay, is a deep indentation in the southwestern coast of New Zealand's South Island, 40 kilometres north of Milford Sound. The bay is eight kilometres in width, and extends eight kilometres into the South Island, making an almost square indentation in the island's coastline. Its northern end is Awarua Point. Immediately beyond Long Reef, the rocky point at the southern end, is the mouth of the Hollyford River and Martins Bay. Big Bay has a sandy beach named Three Mile Beach. The Awarua River enters the bay at the northern end of the beach.

The mouth of the Awarua River is the western end of the boundary between the West Coast Regional Council area and the Southland Regional Council area. It was formerly the boundary between Canterbury Province and Otago Province from when they were created in 1853. Three Mile Beach, the Awarua River and Waiuna Lagoon are within the boundary of Southland region. Awarua Point is within the boundary of the West Coast region. The Dry Awarua River runs from the West Coast region into Waiuna Lagoon in the Southland region.

Usage examples of "big bay".

Ahead of him, the Newton residence was a stately home built from a yellow stone, with big bay windows protruding from walls swarmed by honeysuckle.

Above the corpse, painted on the ceiling, was the portrait of a woman astride a big bay stallion.

As they descended on the airstrip they saw to the east a big bay, now covered with ice.

They ran to in span the draught horses to the dog-cart, and to saddle Tom's big bay gelding.

The big bay doors were gaping open, the silvered Teflon surfaces of their radiator panels gleaming, and the bay itself was a complex trench, crammed with equipment, stretching sixty feet ahead of her.

The George River mouth widens into a bay which is known as the Very Big Bay.

The big bay 'orse in the further stall--the one wot's next to you.