Cintra Bay
Bay in Western Sahara / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cintra Bay or the Gulf of Cintra is a large, half-moon shaped[1] bay on the coast of Río de Oro province, Western Sahara. It is located about 120 km (75 mi) south of Dakhla. Its coastline is sparsely populated, and the environment is mostly wild and undeveloped. Originally called "St. Cyprian's Bay", it was renamed after Captain Gonçalo de Sintra, a 15th-century Portuguese explorer who was thought to have met his death in the bay [lower-alpha 1] during an unauthorized, unsuccessful slave raid.[2]
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Cintra Bay | |
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Gulf of Cintra Golfo de Cintra | |
Location | Western Sahara |
Coordinates | 22.951944°N 16.215556°W / 22.951944; -16.215556 |
Type | Bay |
Part of | Atlantic Ocean |
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