Samborombón Bay
Encyclopedia
Samborombón Bay is a bay
of Argentina
, located at the Río de la Plata's
mouth on the Atlantic Ocean
. It is about 160 kilometres (99.4 mi) southeast of Buenos Aires
. The bay is about 135 kilometres (83.9 mi) long and stretches from Point Piedras (Punta Piedras) in the north to Point Norte, starting point of Cape San Antonio
.
The bay receives the Salado
and Samborombón
rivers, as well as other minor streams.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
of Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, located at the Río de la Plata's
Río de la Plata
The Río de la Plata —sometimes rendered River Plate in British English and the Commonwealth, and occasionally rendered [La] Plata River in other English-speaking countries—is the river and estuary formed by the confluence of the Uruguay River and the Paraná River on the border between Argentina and...
mouth on the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. It is about 160 kilometres (99.4 mi) southeast of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
. The bay is about 135 kilometres (83.9 mi) long and stretches from Point Piedras (Punta Piedras) in the north to Point Norte, starting point of Cape San Antonio
Cape San Antonio, Argentina
Cape San Antonio, or in Spanish Cabo San Antonio, is a cape extending into the Atlantic Ocean on the eastern coast of Buenos Aires Province in eastern Argentina. It lies south of Samborombón Bay.-References:...
.
The bay receives the Salado
Salado River (Buenos Aires)
The Salado River is a river in northern Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It originates at El Chañar Lake on the border with Santa Fe Province, above mean sea level, and flows generally southeast for before debouching into Samborombón Bay, part of the Río de la Plata estuary on the Atlantic Ocean...
and Samborombón
Samborombón River
The Samborombón River is a river of Argentina. It empties into Samborombón Bay in the southern part of the Río de la Plata.-See also:*List of rivers of Argentina-References:...
rivers, as well as other minor streams.