Caribbean
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Saint Martin

Simpson Bay Lagoon

Simpson Bay Lagoon is one of the largest inland lagoons in the West Indies of the . It is located on the island of . The border between the and halves of the island runs across the centre of the lagoon.
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Wikipedia
Photo: tigr, CC BY 2.0.
  • Type: Bay
  • Description: lagoon on the island Saint Martin in the Caribbean
  • Also known as: “Étang de Simpson”, “Lac Simpson”, “Lac Simson”, “Lac Simson’s Bay”, “Lagon Simson”, “Simson Baai Lagoen”, “Simson Baai Lagoon”, “Simson Bay Lagoon”, and “Simsons-Lagune”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Princess Juliana International Airport and Maho Beach.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the main airport on the Caribbean island of . The airport is located on the Dutch side of the island, in the country of , close to the shore of Simpson Bay Lagoon.

Beach
Photo: Todd Neville, CC BY 2.0.
is a beach on the Dutch side of the island of , in the territory of . It is famous for being adjacent to the and is a popular site for tourists and plane watchers, who visit the beach to watch aircraft on final approach land at the airport right at the edge of the water.

Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Simpson Bay and Cul-de-Sac.

Village
Photo: Richie Diesterheft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village.

Town
Photo: SV Zanshin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small town on the of the island of in the Caribbean. It lies on the northeast coast of the island, opposite Îlet Pinel and .

Town
Photo: gadl, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Saint Martin is an island in the Caribbean that is split between the French collectivity of Saint-Martin and the Dutch territory of Sint Maarten. Beauty abounds on the island, with bluffs overlooking pretty harbors, sandy-cliffed beaches and tranquil rocky coves where fish provide the beauty.

Simpson Bay Lagoon

Latitude
18.03184° or 18° 1′ 55″ north
Longitude
-63.08578° or 63° 5′ 9″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
77CR2WJ7+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5095297665
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
3578382
Wiki­data ID
Q2509364
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Satellite Map

Discover Simpson Bay Lagoon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Croatian to Swedish—“Simpson Bay Lagoon” goes by many names.
  • Croatian: “Laguna Simpson Bay”
  • Dutch: “Simpsonbaailagune”
  • Dutch: “Simsonbaailagune”
  • German: “Simpson Bay Lagune”
  • Hindi: “सिम्पसन खाड़ी अनूप”
  • Hindi: “सिम्पसन बे लैगुन”
  • Japanese: “シンプソン・ベイ・ラグーン”
  • Spanish: “Laguna de la Bahia Simpson”
  • Spanish: “Laguna de la Bahía Simpson”
  • Swedish: “Grand Étang de Simsonbaai”
  • Swedish: “Simsonbaailagune”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cay Bay and Pelican Key.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lagoon Marina and Joga.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Simpson Bay Lagoon”. Photo: tigr, CC BY 2.0.