Bas

Bas, or BATZ, a small island in the English Channel, belonging to France, and situated off the north coast of the department of Finistère. Its length is about $2\backslash frac\{1\}\{2\}$ miles, and its breadth about $1\backslash frac\{1\}\{4\}$ mile. It has three villages; a fine haven, that of Kernoc, and a lighthouse. Pop. about 1200, whose chief occupation is fishing.