Baía de Santa Marta

Baia de de Santa Marta
Baía das Luciras
Espiegle Bay
Coordinates 13°51′S 12°29′E / 13.850°S 12.483°E / -13.850; 12.483Coordinates: 13°51′S 12°29′E / 13.850°S 12.483°E / -13.850; 12.483
Ocean/sea sources Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries Angola
Max. length 2 km (1.2 mi)
Max. width 4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Settlements Lucira[1]

Baia de Santa Marta, also known as Baía das Luciras or Espiegle Bay, is a bay in Angola.[2] It is located in the Namibe Province.

Geography

The Baia de Santa Marta is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean located in a small stretch of the Angolan coast where the shore turns sharply east for about 10 km and then north again. The bay is facing northwest and the small town of Lucira is located on its shores. The northern headland is Ponta da Bissonga and the eastern one Ponta Branca.[2]

See also

References

  1. GoogleEarth
  2. 1 2 "Baia de Santa Marta". Mapcarta. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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