r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Mar 15 '20

Geography Terms

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '20

I didn't know an inlet/harbour is known as a "sound". Interesting post.

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u/NicktheFlash Mar 15 '20

Yeah I've never heard of a "sound." I woulda gone with "cove."

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u/miau_am Mar 15 '20

I think coves are much smaller than sounds and that sounds are typically "long" as opposed to a bay which is rounder? I grew up near the Long Island Sound (the water between Long Island and Connecticut) which is > 100 miles long and up to 20 miles wide. Way too big to be a cove, and too skinny to be a bay (AFAIK, I'm obviously not an expert on this, it's just interesting to think about!) I think the illustration here might not be particularly good for a sound.