Maine
Mid Coast
Knox County

Penobscot Bay

Penobscot Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean in south central , a stretch known as Midcoast Maine, in a broader Atlantic region known as .
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: bay in Maine, United States
  • Also known as: “Baja di Penobscot”, “Norumbegue”, and “Penobscot Baie”
  • Address: ME

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Haven.

Photo: Jp498, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a town and island in , , United States, in Penobscot Bay. The town is both a year-round island community and a prominent summer colony.

Penobscot Bay

Latitude
44.1873° or 44° 11′ 14″ north
Longitude
-68.92114° or 68° 55′ 16″ west
Open location code
87PH53PH+WG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 369067257
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
4974970
Wiki­data ID
Q754365
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Satellite Map

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

From Basque to Venetian—“Penobscot Bay” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Penobscot badia”
  • Catalan: “Badia de Penobscot”
  • Cebuano: “Penobscot Bay”
  • Chinese: “佩諾布斯克灣”
  • Chinese: “佩諾布斯科特灣”
  • Czech: “Penobscot Bay”
  • Dutch: “Penobscot Bay”
  • French: “baie de Penobscot”
  • French: “Baie de Penobscot”
  • German: “Penobscot Bay”
  • Hungarian: “Penobscot-öböl”
  • Indonesian: “Teluk Penobscot”
  • Italian: “baia di Penobscot”
  • Italian: “Baia di Penobscot”
  • Japanese: “ペノブスコット湾”
  • Polish: “Penobscot”
  • Russian: “Пенобскот”
  • Spanish: “Bahia de Penobscot”
  • Spanish: “Bahía de Penobscot”
  • Venetian: “Baja de Penobscot”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Middle Island and Dark Harbor.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mouse Island and Goose Island.

Knox County: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Rockland, Camden, North Haven, and Vinalhaven.

Curious Bays to Discover

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