The Club of the Most Beautiful Bays of the World (world-bays) is an international association (and trademark), founded in Berlin on 10 March 1997, consisting of structures, each representing a community with a frontage marine bay exceptional locked world.

It is chaired by Jérôme Bignon, french specialist member of the coast.

Berries member must meet certain criteria such as:

• Subject to safeguards;
• Have a wildlife and a flora interesting;
• Have outstanding natural and attractive;
• Be known and appreciated at the local and national levels;
• Be emblematic for the local population;
• Have some economic potential.
• The bay must possess at least two features recognised by UNESCO in the cultural or natural assets categories.

List of bays

Americas

Argentina

• Peninsula Valdés

Brazil

• Bay of Praia da Rosa
• Bay of Todos os Santos

Canada

• Chaleur Bay
• Bay Tadoussac

Chile

• Punta Arenas - Straits of Magellan

Dominican Republic

• Bahia de las Aguilas

United States

• San Francisco Bay

France - Guadeloupe

• Bay of Îles des Saintes

Mexico

• Bay of Banderas (Puerto Vallarta)

Europe

Spain

• Bay Santander

France

• Baie de Somme
• Bay of Mont-Saint-Michel
• Gulf of Morbihan Quiberon Bay/ (Valves)
• Golf & Girolata Porto (Porto Corsica)

Ireland

• Bantry Bay

Montenegro

• Bay of Kotor

Norway

• Geiranger Fjord

Portugal

• Bay Setúbal

United Kingdom

• St. Ives Bay and Mount's Bay

Sweden

• Bay Stockholm

Turkey

• Bay Bodrum

Asia

China

• Bay Qingdao

India

• Backwaters of Kerala (Cochin)

Philippines

• Bay of Puerto Galera

Vietnam

• Halong Bay (Halong city)
• Bay Nha Trang
• Bay Lang Co (Thua Thien-Hue Province)

Africa

South Africa

• Table Bay and False Bay

Cape Verde

• Bay Mindelo

Madagascar

• Bay of Diego Suarez (Antsiranana)

Morocco

• Baie d 'Agadir-Taghazout

Senegal

• Bay of Sine Saloum

Alumni

Berries that participated in the constituent assembly but did not appear in the list of club members:

• Baie d 'Agadir (MAROC)
• Georgian Bay (Vancouver, Canada)
• Bay of Antalya (Kemer, Turkey)
• Bay Saldanha (South Africa)
• Lagoon of Venice (Venice, Italy)
• Taytay Bay (Palawan, Philippines)
• Baie d 'Inverness (Scotland)
• Baie d'Oro (Ile des pins New Caledonia)
• Bay of Paria (irap, Venezuela)
• Bay of Finland (St Petersburg, Russia)
• Bay Corcovado (Puerto Montt, Chile)
• Cape Cod (Hyannis, United States)
• Santorini (Greece)
• Patmos Grikos (Greece)

References

• Official Site