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| Gulf of Urabรก | |
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 Gulf of Urabรก with the deltas of the Atrato River (north is toward the top right) | |
  Gulf of Urabรก Location within Antioquia Department  Gulf of Urabรก Gulf of Urabรก (Colombia) | |
| Location | Antioquia and Chocรณ, Colombia |
| Coordinates | 8ยฐ21โฒN 76ยฐ59โฒW๏ปฟ / ๏ปฟ8.350ยฐN 76.983ยฐW |
| Type | Gulf, Estuary |
River sources | Atrato River, Leon River |
| Gulf of Dariรฉn | |
Ocean/sea sources | Caribbean Sea |
| Max.ย length | 80ย km (50ย mi)[1] |
| Max.ย width | 49ย km (30ย mi)[1] |
Surface area | 1,800ย km2 (690ย sqย mi)[2] |
Average depth | 40ย m (130ย ft)[2] |
| Max.ย depth | 70ย m (230ย ft)[3] |
| Settlements | Turbo, Necoclรญ, Acandรญ |
| References | [4] |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Gulf of Urabรก | |
The Gulf of Urabรก is a gulf on the northern coast of Colombia. It is part of the Caribbean Sea. It is a long, wide inlet located on the coast of Colombia, close to the connection of the continent to the Isthmus of Panama.[5] The town of Turbo, Colombia, lies at the mid eastern side naturally sheltered by the Turbo Bay part of the Gulf. The Atrato River flows into the Gulf of Urabรก.
A study by Bio-Pacific has suggested, as an alternative to building a 54โmile (87ย km) link across the Dariรฉn Gap to complete the Pan-American Highway, that the Panama section of the highway be extended to the Caribbean coast and end at the Gulf of Urabรก, then be connected by ferry to existing highways in Colombia.
Urabรก Antioquia subregion
editThe area surrounding the gulf comprises a geopolitical subregion of Colombia known as Urabรก Antioquia.
References
edit- ^ a b ContrerasโFernรกndez et al. 2022, p.ย 559.
- ^ a b ContrerasโFernรกndez et al. 2022, p.ย 556.
- ^ ContrerasโFernรกndez et al. 2022, p.ย 560.
- ^ ContrerasโFernรกndez, Sebastiรกn; etย al. (2022-12-02). "Gulf of Urabรก (Caribbean Colombia), a Tropical Estuary: A Review with Some General Lessons About How it Works". Ocean Science Journal. 57. Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Korean Society of Oceanography, Springer Nature: 556โ575. doi:10.1007/s12601-022-00093-9. eISSNย 2005-7172. ISSNย 1738-5261. Archived from the original on 2025-06-22. Retrieved 2025-06-22 โ via Academia.edu.
- ^ Andagoya, Pascual de (21 June 1865). Narrative of the Proceedings of Pedrarias Davila. The Hakluyt Society. Retrieved 21 June 2019 โ via Wikisource.
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