The Bay of Cádiz is a body of water in the
province of Cádiz
Cádiz is a Provinces of Spain, province of southern Spain, in the southwestern part of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is the southernmost part of mainland Spain, as well as the southernmost part of ...
,
Spain
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, adjacent to the southwestern coast of the
Iberian Peninsula
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.
The Bay of Cádiz adjoins the
Gulf of Cádiz, a larger body of water which is in the same area but further offshore.
Geography
The shores of the Bay of Cádiz include the municipalities of
Cádiz
Cádiz ( , , ) is a city in Spain and the capital of the Province of Cádiz in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. It is located in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula off the Atlantic Ocean separated fr ...
,
San Fernando,
Puerto Real,
El Puerto de Santa María
El Puerto de Santa María (), locally known as El Puerto and historically in English as Port Saint Mary, is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain located on the banks of the Guadalete River in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia. , the c ...
, and
Rota.
[Guia del patrimonio cultural del Parque Natural Bahia de Cádiz](_blank)
The bay forms a
natural harbour which according to available archaeological evidence has been inhabited since very ancient times.
El entorno de la Bahía de Cádiz a fines de la Edad del Bronce e inicios de la Edad del Hierro
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The Bahía de Cádiz Natural Park is located on the shores of the Bay of Cádiz.
There is also a ''comarca
A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...
'' with the name ''Bay of Cádiz''.
See also
* Gulf of Cádiz
* List of Ramsar sites in Spain
* List of Sites of Community Importance in Andalusia
* Temple of Hercules Gaditanus
References
External links
*
Puerto de la Bahía de Cádiz
Bays of Spain
Landforms of the Province of Cádiz
Landforms of Andalusia
Ramsar sites in Spain
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