Abu Qir Bay

Abu Qir Bay
خليج أبو قير (Arabic)
Satellite view of Abu Qir Bay
Abu Qir Bay Abu Qir Bay in Egypt
Location	Beheira Governorate
Coordinates	31°18′N 30°10′E / 31.300°N 30.167°E / 31.300; 30.167
Type	Bay
Etymology	Abu Qir is Arabic for "Father Cyrus", a martyr of the Coptic Church.
Part of	Mediterranean Sea
Primary inflows	Rosetta mouth of the Nile, Lake Idku
Surface area	500–600 km2 (190–230 sq mi)
Average depth	10–12 m (33–39 ft)
Max. depth	18 m (59 ft)
Water volume	5–6 km3 (1.2–1.4 cu mi)
Surface elevation	Sea level
References	Eutrophication: causes, consequences and control.[1]

The Abū Qīr Bay (sometimes transliterated Abukir Bay or Aboukir Bay) (Arabic: خليج أبو قير; transliterated: Khalīj Abū Qīr) is a spacious bay on the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria in Egypt, lying between the Rosetta mouth of the Nile and the town of Abu Qir. The ancient cities of Canopus, Heracleion and Menouthis lie submerged beneath the waters of the bay. In 1798 it was the site of the Battle of the Nile, a naval battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the navy of the French First Republic. The bay contains a natural gas field, discovered in the 1970s.