Buzzards Bay is a bay in southeastern Massachusetts, bounded by the Elizabeth Islands and Cape Cod, linking to Cape Cod Bay through the Cape Cod Canal and to Vineyard Sound through the Elizabeth Islands passages. The tide is semidiurnal, with a mean range of about 3.4 ft (1.04 m) at the head of the bay.
- Type
- Bay
- Location
- Massachusetts, United States
- Setting
- In southeastern Massachusetts, bounded by the Elizabeth Islands and Cape Cod, linking to Cape Cod Bay through the Cape Cod Canal and to Vineyard Sound through the Elizabeth Islands passages
- Tidal range
- The tide is semidiurnal, with a mean range of about 3.4 ft (1.04 m) at the head of the bay.
- Notable
- Pilotage is compulsory for foreign vessels of 350 gross tons or more transiting to the Cape Cod Canal via Cleveland Ledge Channel (US Coast Pilot 2).
