San Juan Bay (Spanish: Bahía de San Juan) is the bay and main inlet adjacent to Old San Juan in northeastern Puerto Rico. It is about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) in length,[2][3] the largest body of water in an estuary of about 97 square miles (250 km2)[4] of channels, inlets and eight interconnected lagoons.[5] The San Juan Bay is home to the island's busiest harbor and its history dates back to at least 1508.[6][7]
^Oceanographic Baseline Data (1971-72) for the Formulation of Marine Waste Disposal Alternatives for Puerto Rico. (Volume II: Appendices. Final Report - November 1974.)] November 1974. Prepared For: Environmental Quality Board (Junta de Calidad Ambiental), Office of the Governor, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Prepared by: Oceanographic Program, Area of Natural Resources, Department of Public Works, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Table C-5, pages 7.25-7.28. Figures C-1 and C-5, pages 7.32, 7.36.
^Torres, Brenda (2018). "After María, Resilience in Puerto Rico: Why María had such a devastating impact—and how to mitigate future climate disaster". NACLA Report on the Americas. 50 (1): 11–14. doi:10.1080/10714839.2018.1448583. S2CID134039957.
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