Bay of Algeciras
The Bay of Gibraltar, also known as Bay of Algeciras, is a bay at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. It is around 10 km long by 8 km wide, covering an area of some 75 km2, with a depth of up to 400 m in the centre of the bay.
Serg!o, Public domain.- Bay
- Description: the area of sea to the West of the Gibraltar Strait
- Also known as“bahía de Algeciras”“Bay of Gibraltar”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gibraltar National Museum and Gibraltar City Hall.
Gibraltar National Museum
Museum
The Gibraltar National Museum is a national museum… Gibraltar National Museum is situated 3½ km east of Bay of Algeciras.
Gibraltar City Hall
Town hall
The Gibraltar City Hall is the former city hall for… Gibraltar City Hall is situated 3½ km east of Bay of Algeciras.
Garrison Library
Library
The Garrison Library was founded in Gibraltar in 1793 by Captain John Drinkwater Bethune. Garrison Library is situated 4 km east of Bay of Algeciras.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Mole and North Mole.
South Mole
Locality
The South Mole is a breakwater located in the southern… South Mole is situated 3 km east of Bay of Algeciras.
North Mole
Locality
The North Mole is a breakwater located in the northern… North Mole is situated 3 km northeast of Bay of Algeciras.
Coaling Island
Locality
Coaling Island is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Coaling Island is situated 3½ km east of Bay of Algeciras.
Bay of Algeciras
- Category: body of water
- Location
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Latitude
36.13857° or 36° 8′ 19″ north
Longitude
-5.39565° or 5° 23′ 44″ west
Open location code
8C8P4JQ3+CP
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Bay of Algeciras” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Algecirasko badia”
- Breton: “Bae Gibraltar”
- Catalan: “badia d’Algesires”
- Catalan: “Badia d’Algesires”
- Catalan: “Badia de Gibraltar”
- Cebuano: “Bay of Gibraltar”
- Chinese: “直布羅陀灣”
- Czech: “Gibraltarská zátoka”
- Danish: “Gibraltarbugten”
- Dutch: “Baai van Gibraltar”
- Esperanto: “Golfo de Algeciras”
- Finnish: “Gibraltarinlahti”
- French: “Baie d’Algésiras”
- French: “baie de Gibraltar”
- Galician: “Baía de Algeciras”
- Galician: “Baía de Alxeciras”
- German: “Bucht von Algeciras”
- Hebrew: “מפרץ גיברלטר”
- Italian: “baia di Gibilterra”
- Italian: “Baia di Gibilterra”
- Japanese: “ジブラルタル湾”
- Korean: “지브롤터만”
- Latvian: “Alhesirasas līcis”
- Macedonian: “Алхесираски Залив”
- Macedonian: “Гибралтарски Залив”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gibraltarbukta”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gibraltarbukta”
- Norwegian: “Gibraltarbukta”
- Occitan (post 1500): “baia de Gibartar”
- Polish: “Zatoka Gibraltarska”
- Portuguese: “Baía de Gibraltar”
- Russian: “Альхесирас”
- Spanish: “Bahia de Algeciras”
- Spanish: “bahía de Algeciras”
- Spanish: “Bahía de Algeciras”
- Swedish: “Bay of Gibraltar”
- Swedish: “Gibraltarbukten”
- Urdu: “خلیج جبل الطارق”
- Venetian: “Baja de Algeciras”
- Welsh: “Bae Gibraltar”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Mole Lighthouse and South Mole Lighthouse.
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