Bay of Campeche

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Bay of Campeche
Bahía de Campeche Campeche Sound
Bay of Campeche
Bay of Campeche Bay of Campeche
Location	Campeche Tabasco Veracruz
Coordinates	20°00′00″N 94°00′00″W / 20.00000°N 94.00000°W / 20.00000; -94.00000
Part of	Campeche Bank Campeche Knolls Laguna de Términos
Ocean/sea sources	Gulf of Mexico
Basin countries	Mexico
Max. length	152 nautical miles (175 mi; 282 km)
Max. width	378 nautical miles (435 mi; 700 km)
Surface area	41,909 square nautical miles (55,500 sq mi; 143,740 km2)
Islands	Triángulo Sur[1] Triángulo Oeste[2] Triángulo Este[3] Cayos Arcas[4]

The Bay of Campeche (Spanish: Bahía de Campeche), or Campeche Sound, is a bight in the southern area of the Gulf of Mexico, forming the north side of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. It is surrounded on three sides by the Mexican states of Campeche, Tabasco and Veracruz. The area of the bay is 6,000 square miles (16,000 km²) and maximum depth of the bay is approximately 180 feet (55 m). It was named by Francisco Hernández de Córdoba and Antón de Alaminos during their expedition in 1517.