Bahia de Cartagena de Indias
| Bahia de Cartagena de Indias Bahia de Cartagena |
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 Coast of the bay at the city of Cartagena |
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| Waters | Caribbean Sea | |
| Land mass | South America | |
| Geographical location | 10 ° 21 ′ N , 75 ° 32 ′ W | |
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| surface | 82 km² | |
| Greatest water depth | 30 m | |
| Medium water depth | 16 m | |
| Islands | Isla de Tierra Bomba | |
 The Bahia de Cartagena de Indias in the center of the map |
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The Bahía de Cartagena de Indias , also Bahía de Cartagena, is a bay off Cartagena on the Caribbean coast of Colombia in the Department of Bolívar . To the north is Ciénaga de la Virgen ( German Swamp of the Virgin ), a coastal lagoon with a sea connection, to the south the Bahía Barbacoas .
geography
The bay opens to the west to the Caribbean Sea. The Isla de Tierra Bomba blocks much of the access . The entrance to the bay to the north of it, with a width of 1.9 km, is called Bocagrande ( German Big Mouth ). It has a water depth of only 2 m, as breakwaters were built here under the water surface as early as the colonial times. The access south of the island is called Bocachica ( German girl mouth ). It is 0.5 km wide and has a water depth of 23 m. The Barú peninsula forms the southern end . The bay is connected to the Río Magdalena in the south by the El Dique Canal . The Colombian city of Cartagena de Indias is located on the north bank of the bay .
The bay has an area of 82 km² and a water depth of up to 30 m (mean water depth 16 m).
history
In 1741, during the siege of Cartagena, a fierce battle between Spanish and British troops broke out around the entrances to the bay . By sinking their warships in the narrow channels, the Spaniards were only able to delay the entry of the British, but the city was successfully defended.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Golfos y del Caribe Colombiano Bahías: Bahía de Cartagena , Chapter 3 , accessed on December 9, 2015.