Coastal Physiographic Features - Embayment

This is a shapefile of the coastal physiographic feature 'embayment'. Th polygons in this shapefile represent the boundaries of embayments of the UK. Where, embayment is defined using the Annex I definition: An enclosed area of coast in which the entrance provides shelter from onshore winds for the major part of the coast inside, but which is not a sealoch, voe, ria, estuary or lagoon.