Birch Bay

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Birch Bay is a headland bay created by the refraction of incoming waves on the headlands that lie on either side of the bay.

curvilinear shape

The curvilinear shape of Birch Bay’s shoreline resembles similar shorelines around the world that are shaped by the refraction or bending of waves to the lee of a nearby headland

down the Pacific coast

Point Whitehorn

hazards map

Mount Baker, WA simplified hazards map (usgs.gov)

map

Whatcom County Shorelines (figure 1)

murder hornet invasion

An unmated queen was trapped in July 2020, near Birch Bay, Washington, 10 km (6 mi) west of Custer.
A hornet of unknown caste was reported in August 2020, in Birch Bay, and another was trapped in the same area the following day.

openstreetmap

https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/13321056

photograph

Birch Bay on a November day

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Grays Harbor County, Washington (Wikipedia) Grays Harbor County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 75,636. Its county seat is Montesano, and its largest city is Aberdeen. Grays Harbor County is included in the Aberdeen Micropolitan Statistical Area.

sediment transport

Northwesterly waves travel down Georgia Strait and are refracted around Birch Point into Birch Bay. Waves sweep counter-clockwise around Birch Bay transporting beach sediment in the same direction.

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bay

vicinity of

Blaine, Washington

wave refraction

Wikidata

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49373838

Wikipedia

Birch Bay, Washington (Wikipedia) Birch Bay is a protected bay of the east shore of the Salish Sea, between Semiahmoo Bay and Lummi Bay; approximately 100 miles (160 km) north of Seattle and 35 miles (56 km) south of Vancouver, BC, Canada.