The Gulf of Guacanayabo () is a bay along the southern coast of

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

, bordered by Granma and Las Tunas provinces.

Overview

The largest port on the bay is Manzanillo, and the gulf is bordered to the north-west by the

Jardines de la Reina Jardines de la Reina ( en, Gardens of the Queen) is an archipelago in the southern part of Cuba, in the provinces of Camagüey and Ciego de Ávila. It was named by Christopher Columbus to honour the Queen of Spain, Isabella I of Castile. Since 199 ...

archipelago. Cuba's longest river, the

Cauto River The Cauto River or Río Cauto is the longest river in Cuba, as well as the longest river in the Caribbean. Located in the southeast of the island, it is one of two navigable rivers in Cuba, the other being the Sagua la Grande River. Overview The ...

, empties in the Gulf of Guacanayabo. It is also where, in 2005,

Hurricane Dennis Hurricane Dennis was an early-forming major hurricane in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico during the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Dennis was the fourth named storm, second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the season. F ...

had its peak effect.

References

Guacanayabo Geography of Granma Province Geography of Las Tunas Province {{Cuba-geo-stub