Gulf of Cadiz
| Gulf of Cadiz | ||
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Land mass | Iberian Peninsula | |
| Geographical location | 36 ° 35 ′ N , 7 ° 14 ′ W | |
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| width | approx. 360 km | |
| depth | approx. 100 km | |
| Tributaries | Guadiana , Odiel , Río Tinto , Guadalquivir | |
 Mazagón lighthouse |
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The Gulf of Cádiz is a bay in the Atlantic , stretches from the Andalusian port city of Cádiz in a north-westerly direction to Cabo de Santa Maria , the southernmost point of the Ilha da Barretta, which belongs to the Portuguese city of Faro . It is mainly the coastline in front of the Guadalquivir valley, which extends to the east .
Two large rivers of the Iberian Peninsula flow into the Gulf of Cádiz: from the north the Guadiana (largely border river between Spain and Portugal ) and the Guadalquivir . In between, the smaller rivers Odiel and Río Tinto flow down near Huelva , also flowing down from the north, from the Sierra de Aracena .
The port cities on the Gulf include the provincial capital Cádiz Puerto Real , El Puerto de Santa María , from which Christopher Columbus set off on his voyages of discovery, Rota , Chipiona , Sanlúcar de Barrameda , San Fernando , Huelva , Punta Umbría and Isla Cristina on the Spanish side and Vila Real de Santo António , Tavira and Olhão on the Portuguese side (from east to west).
The wide sandy beaches of the Spanish coastline between Cádiz and Gibraltar are called Costa de la Luz . The Bay of Cádiz on the land side of Cádiz is part of the Gulf of Cádiz. In the west, the Algarve joins with and around Faro .
There are several submarine mud volcanoes in the Gulf of Cadiz , including the Al Idrisi .