Bay of Gibraltar

Bay of Gibraltar
Bay of Gibraltar
	Bay of Gibraltar
Coordinates	36°07′48″N 05°23′42″W / 36.13000°N 5.39500°W
River sources	Río de San Roque, Guadarranque, Río de Palmones, Río de la Miel
Ocean/sea sources	Strait of Gibraltar, Alboran Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean
Max. length	10 km (6.2 mi)
Max. width	8 km (5.0 mi)
Surface area	75 km2 (29 sq mi)
Max. depth	400 m (1,300 ft)
Settlements	Gibraltar, Algeciras

The Bay of Gibraltar (Spanish: Bahía de Algeciras, lit. 'Bay of Algeciras'), is a bay at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. It is around 10 km (6.2 mi) long by 8 km (5.0 mi) wide, covering an area of some 75 km² (29 sq mi), with a depth of up to 400 m (1,300 ft) in the centre of the bay. It opens to the south into the Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea.

The shoreline is densely settled. From west to east, the shore is divided between the Spanish municipalities of Algeciras, Los Barrios, San Roque, La Línea de la Concepción and the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The larger part of the shoreline is Spanish territory, with part of the eastern half of the bay belonging to Gibraltar.^[1]

The east and west entrances to the bay are marked respectively by the Europa Point Lighthouse at Europa Point, Gibraltar and the Punta Carnero Lighthouse in Punta Carnero to the west of Algeciras.

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