Bahía de Todos SantosAll Saints' Bay
Ensenada Bay
Bahía de Todos SantosAll Saints' Bay is located in Mexico
Bahía de Todos SantosAll Saints' Bay
Bahía de Todos SantosAll Saints' Bay
LocationEnsenada, Baja California, Mexico
Coordinates31°48′N 116°42′W / 31.800°N 116.700°W / 31.800; -116.700
Ocean/sea sourcesPacific Ocean
Basin countriesMexico
SettlementsEnsenada

Bahía Todos Santos, or Bay of All Saints, is a sheltered bay in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. The bay is home to the deepwater busy international Port of Ensenada.

Geography

The bay bound to the north and east by the Pacific coast of the Baja California Peninsula, and to the south by Cape Punta Banda.

Flora and fauna

The bay serves as a temporary resting stop for the migrating gray whale, 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.[1][2]

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

References

  1. "Gray Whale Feeding | Grey Whale Watching In Baja Lagoons". greywhale.com. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  2. "The Gray Whale | Eschrichtius robustus" (PDF). noaa.gov.




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