Bahía Todos Santos, or Bay of All Saints, is a sheltered
bay
A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a ''gulf'', ''sea'', ''sound'', or ''bight''. A ''cove'' is a small, ci ...
in
Ensenada, Baja California
Ensenada ("inlet") is a city in Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, situated on the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Located on Bahía de Todos Santos, the city had a population of 279,765 in 2018, making it the List of cities in Baja California, th ...
, Mexico. The bay is home to the
deepwater busy international
Port of Ensenada
The Port of Ensenada is a marine freight and cruise terminal in Ensenada, Baja California. This deepwater port lies in Bahia de Todos Santos.
Ships arrive from major ports in Asia, North America, and South America. The port accommodates cruise ...
.
Geography
The bay is bound to the north and east by the Pacific coast of the
Baja California Peninsula, and to the south by
Cape Punta Banda
Punta Banda is a prominent cape located southwest of the city of Ensenada in Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico.
Geography
Punta Banda forms the southern boundary of the Bahía de Todos Santos, sheltering the Port of Ensenada from ...
.
Flora and fauna
The bay serves as a temporary resting stop for the migrating
gray whale
The gray whale (''Eschrichtius robustus''), also known as the grey whale,Britannica Micro.: v. IV, p. 693. is a baleen whale that migrates between feeding and breeding grounds yearly. It reaches a length of , a weight of up to and lives between ...
, who occasionally give birth offshore, though it is much more common for birthing to occur in the lagoons of the west coast of Baja California.
Recreation
The bay is home to several marinas within Ensenada including Ensenada Cruiseport Village, Marina Coral & Hotel, Punta Morro Resort, and Bajamar Oceanfront Golf Resort.
See also
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Isla Todos Santos
Isla Todos Santos is a pair of islands about off Ensenada, Baja California, at best known for surfing. Access is only by boat, which can be rented in Ensenada, or La Bufadora. The waves off the smallest island are among the biggest in North ...
References
Bays of Mexico on the Pacific Ocean
Bays of Ensenada Municipality
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