Baia de Santa Marta, also known as Baía das Luciras or Espiegle Bay, is a bay in

Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ...

. It is located in the

Namibe Province Namibe Province is a Provinces of Angola, province of Angola. Under Portuguese Angola, Portuguese rule it was the Moçâmedes District. It has an area of 57,091 km2 and had a 2014 census population of 495,326. The port and city of Namibe, Mo ...

Geography

The Baia de Santa Marta is a bay of the

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

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 Lucira is a commune of Angola, located in the province of Namibe. See also * Communes of Angola The Communes of Angola ( pt, comunas) are administrative units in Angola after municipalities. The 163 municipalities of Angola are divided i ...

is located on its shores. The northern headland is ''Ponta da Bissonga'' and the eastern one ''Ponta Branca''.

References

Bays of the Atlantic Ocean Bays of Angola Lighthouses in Angola {{angola-geo-stub