San Juan Bay

San Juan Bay
Bahía de San Juan (Spanish)
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Mercator projection of San Juan Bay
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Topographic map of Puerto Rico
San Juan Bay
LocationSan Juan, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18°27′7.95″N 66°6′51.04″W / 18.4522083°N 66.1141778°W / 18.4522083; -66.1141778
TypeBay
Ocean/sea sourcesNorth Atlantic Ocean
Managing agencyDepartment of Natural and Environmental Resources, Puerto Rico Ports Authority
Salinity34.5[1][note 1]

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Corps of Engineers, United States. Army. (1976). San Juan Harbor Survey-review Navigation: Environmental Impact Statement. Jacksonville, FL: US National government publication. p. 7.
  3. ^ Hydrographic Office (1921). West Indies Pilot (Issue 129). D.C.: Issue 129. p. 328.
  4. ^ 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. S2CID 134039957.
  5. ^ "Water Quality Monitoring Volunteer Program: STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES" (PDF). estuario.org. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  6. ^ Miller, Paul Gerard (1922). Historia de Puerto Rico. Chicago: Rand, McNally y compañía. pp. 55–57.
  7. ^ Negroni, Héctor Andrés (1992). Historia militar de Puerto Rico. San Juan, PR: Sociedad Estatal Quinto Aniversario. p. 496. ISBN 978-8478441389.


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