Spanish term (edited): los sacos de las bah�as

Hi JPM,

The "saco" refers to the shallower part furthest inland. In English this is usualyy expressed with the term "head". Some examples:

Parks Canada - Bay of Fundy - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... characterized by shoals, channels, reefs, islets and islands, particularly at its
mouth. ... of the bay, to as much as 16 m at the head of the bay, which, along ...
www.pc.gc.ca/progs/amnc-nmca/plan/atl11_E.asp - 32k - 3 Feb 2005 - En caché - Páginas similares

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... The bay superficially presented the warmest waters in the head of the bay and the
coldest ones in its mouth, originated in the Gulf of California. ...
aimac.ens.uabc.mx/aim/conferencias/ Oceanografia/formatoHTML/lr-109.htm - 4k - En caché - Páginas similares

Chesapeake Bay Sheet No. 1 From the Head of the Bay to the Mouth ... - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Chesapeake Bay Sheet No. 1 From the Head of the Bay to the Mouth of the Magothy
River Map. ... 1 From the Head of the Bay to the Mouth of the Magothy River Map. ...
www.rare-maps.com/details. cfm?type=maps&auto_key=1562904 - 26k - En caché - Páginas similares

The Bay of Fundy - New Brunswick - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... from Ungava Bay. The tides at the head of the Bay rise much higher and fall
much lower than those at the mouth. The mean tidal range ...
www.town.stgeorge.nb.ca/bay.html - 9k - En caché - Páginas similares

Sea Kayak - Chesapeake salinity zones. - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... to open salt marshes and the Atlantic Ocean itself at the Bay's mouth, the Bay ... River
and the Susquehanna Flats, all the way at the head of the Bay and with a ...
www.seakayak.ws/kayak/ kayak.nsf/NavigationList/NT0000133A - 12k - En caché - Páginas similares

And various references on the following page:
http://www.rvtravelog.com/canada.dir/fundy.dir/fundy1.htm

Good luck!

Álvaro :O) :O)