Bay of Santander

The Bay of Santander is both a comarca of and the largest estuary on the North coast of , with an extension of 22.42 km2. Due to the influence of Santander and its metropolitan area, nearly half of the population of the autonomous community of Cantabria is gathered around it, which makes the anthropic pressure on this area of water quite notable.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: comarca in Cantabria, Spain
  • Also known as: “Bahia de Santader”, “Bahía de Santader”, “Bahia de santander”, “Bahia de Santander”, and “Bahía de santander”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Isla de los Ratones and Santander Airport.

Islet
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is an islet.

Aerodrome
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, officially Seve…

Arts center
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is an arts center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barrio Pesquero and Castilla-Hermida.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 2½ km south of Bay of Santander.

Bay of Santander

Latitude
43.43964° or 43° 26′ 23″ north
Longitude
-3.80071° or 3° 48′ 3″ west
Open location code
8CMRC5QX+VP
Geo­Names ID
3109717
Wiki­data ID
Q2879736
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Bay of Santander” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Santanderko badia”
  • Cebuano: “Bay of Santander”
  • Chinese: “桑坦德湾”
  • Chinese: “桑坦德灣”
  • Dutch: “Bay of Santander”
  • Esperanto: “Golfo de Santandero”
  • French: “baie de Santander”
  • French: “Baie de Santander”
  • Galician: “Baía de Santander”
  • Italian: “Baia di Santander”
  • Italian: “Comarca di Santander”
  • Japanese: “サンタンデール湾”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Santanderbukta”
  • Portuguese: “Baía de Santander”
  • Scots: “Bay o Santander”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de Santander”
  • Swedish: “Bahía de Santander”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Punta de Elechas and Almojo.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Islote Marnay and Canal Peña del Mar.

Cantabria: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Torrelavega and Santillana del Mar.

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