Punta Banda is a prominent
cape located southwest of the city of
Ensenada in
Ensenada Municipality,
Baja California
Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...
,
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
.
Geography
Punta Banda forms the southern boundary of the
Bahía de Todos Santos
Bahía Todos Santos, or Bay of All Saints, is a sheltered bay in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. The bay is home to the deepwater busy international Port of Ensenada.
Geography
The bay bound to the north and east by the Pacific coast of ...
, sheltering the
Port of Ensenada from the
Southern California Countercurrent. The twin islands of
Isla Todos Santos
Isla Todos Santos is a pair of islands about off Ensenada, Baja California, at best known for surfing. Access is only by boat, which can be rented in Ensenada, or La Bufadora. The waves off the smallest island are among the biggest in North ...
lie about off the northwestern tip of the peninsula, further sheltering the bay.
Ecology
The peninsula lies on the boundary between the
California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion to the northeast, and the
Baja California Desert to the southwest.
Tourism
The peninsula is a popular tourist destination for those visiting
La Bufadora
La Bufadora is a blowhole and tourist attraction located on the Punta Banda Peninsula in Baja California, Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is ...
, the second largest
blowhole
Blowhole may refer to:
* Blowhole (anatomy), the hole at the top of a whale's or other cetacean's head
*Blowhole (geology), a hole at the inland end of a sea cave
**Kiama Blowhole in Kiama, Australia
**The Blow Hole, a marine passage between Minst ...
in the world
and the only one in the American continent.
See also
*
Punta Colonet, Baja California
References
Geography of Baja California
Ensenada Municipality
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