Europe in
Cantabria, Spain in
Dubrovnik, Croatia in
Kotor, Montenegro • Atlantic coast of Spain •
Galicia: • The
Rías Baixas, including the
Ria de Vigo,
Ria de Pontevedra,
Ría de Arousa,
Ría de Muros e Noia, Ria of
Corcubion,
Cee and Ría de
Aldán. • The
Rías Altas, including the Ria of
Coruña, Ria of
Camariñas, Ria of
Corme, Ria of
Lires, Ria of
Ares and
Betanzos, Ria of
Cedeira, Ria of
O Barqueiro,
Ria of Ferrol, Ria of
Ortigueira, Ria of
Viveiro, Ria of
Foz and Ria of
Ribadeo. •
Asturias: Ria of
Avilés, Ria of
Ribadeo, Ria of
Navia, Ria of
Villaviciosa, Ria of
Ribadesella, Ria of
Llanes, Ria of Tina Mayor. •
Cantabria: Ria of Tina Mayor, Ria of Tina Menor, Ría de
San Vicente de la Barquera, Ría of la Rabia, Ría of San Martín de la Arena, Ría of
Mogro, Ría of
Solía, Ría of Carmen, Ría of
Boo, Ría of Tijero, Ría of Cubas, Ría de Ajo, Ría of
Cabo Quejo, Ría of Treto, Ría of Oriñón. •
Basque Country:
Ria of Bilbao, mouth of the rivers
Nervión,
Ibaizabal, and
Cadagua. •
Andalusia: Ria of Carreras, Ria of
Huelva at the mouth of the rivers
Odiel and
Tinto. • Brittany: The rias in northern Brittany are called
Abers: ''
Aber Wrac'h (), Aber Benoît
(), Aber Ildut'' () etc. The
Roadstead of Brest also includes several rias. • Ireland:
Bantry Bay, on the southwest coast of Ireland, is an example of an Irish ria. • Wales:
Milford Haven Waterway in
Pembrokeshire is a ria. • England: The south coast of England is a
submergent coastline which contains many rias, including
Southampton Water,
Poole Harbour, the estuary of the
River Medina on the Isle of Wight, the estuaries of the
Exe,
Teign and
Dart, then
Kingsbridge Estuary,
Plymouth Sound in
Devon, and the estuaries of the
River Fowey,
River Fal and
Helford River in
Cornwall. On the north coast is the
River Camel and the
River Taw. In
Essex are the
River Blackwater and
River Crouch. • Italy: The
Fiordo di Furore on the
Amalfi Coast in
Campania is a ria, despite its name. • Malta:
Grand Harbour and
Marsamxett Harbour • Croatia:
Mirna,
Lim,
Raša,
Novsko Ždrilo,
Karinsko Ždrilo,
Zrmanja,
Krka,
Morinje,
Ston,
Slano,
Zaton. • Montenegro: The
Bay of Kotor • Portugal: has no
rias as such: the
Ria de Aveiro in
Aveiro, and
Ria Formosa in Eastern
Algarve are actually
lagoons. • Turkey:
Bosporus,
Golden Horn.
Africa •
Kenya:
Kilindini Harbour, which is a deep channel between Mombasa island and South Coast mainland, is a ria.
Asia on the
Strait of Hormuz •
Sanriku Coast: North Japan, east coast of Honshū Island (main island). Sendai city, Miyagi Prefecture and Iwate Prefecture are included. •
Ago Bay in
Shima (Mie Prefecture) is a Ria coast, well known for its pearls. •
Seto Inland Sea, separating
Honshu,
Kyushu, and
Shikoku. • Coasts on western, southern sides of the
Korean Peninsula: Rias formed by sea level rising after
Ice Age. • The Chinese east coast, from the
Guangdong province (
Hong Kong coastlines included) to
Shanghai. • The
Musandam Peninsula in
Oman, comprising the southern shore of the
Strait of Hormuz.
Oceania , in New Zealand's Marlborough Sounds • Papua New Guinea: Rias formed by eroded volcanic lava flow are found all around the town of
Tufi at Cape Nelson, in Papua New Guinea's
Oro Province. • Australia: The east coast of Australia features several rias around
Sydney, including
Georges River,
Port Hacking,
Broken Bay, and
Port Jackson, which includes Sydney Harbour. Further away from Sydney,
Port Stephens and the
Clyde River estuary are also rias. There are many examples in
Western Australia, including the
Swan River around Perth and several rivers in the west
Kimberley region. • New Zealand: Rias of various scales abound on the eastern shores of the upper
North Island. On the west coast, in contrast, they are fewer but larger.
Kaipara Harbour is the country's largest, and the
Hokianga Harbour, further north, is of historical significance to the native
Māori people. The
Marlborough Sounds at the northern tip of the
South Island form a large network of rias. •
Hawaiʻi:
Pearl Harbor on
Oʻahu is a ria, with the branches of West Loch, Middle Loch, East Loch, and Southeast Loch formed by the submerged drainages of Waikele, Waiau, Waimalu, and Hālawa streams respectively.
North America • United States:
Narragansett Bay,
New York Harbor,
Delaware Bay,
Indian River Bay,
Chesapeake Bay,
Albemarle Sound and
Pamlico Sound, and
Charleston Harbor are rias on the
East Coast.
Willapa Bay and
Grays Harbor in
Washington and
San Francisco Bay in
California on the
West Coast are also rias. • Canada:
Charlottetown Harbour,
Prince Edward Island • Costa Rica:
Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica South America • Argentina:
Patagonia has the
Deseado ria, on the coast of
Santa Cruz Province, on the
Atlantic Ocean. Also, the "bay" that is
Bahía Blanca is a ría. ==Consequences==