Panama Bay
Bay in Panama
title: "Panama Bay" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["bays-of-panama", "gulf-of-panama", "geography-of-panama-city", "panamanian-coasts-of-the-pacific-ocean", "ramsar-sites-in-panama"] description: "Bay in Panama" topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Bay" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| designation1 = Ramsar | designation1_offname = Bahía de Panamá | designation1_date = 20 October 2003 | designation1_number = 1319}} ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Bahia_de_panama_desde_arriba.JPG" caption="Aerial View of Panama Bay with [[Panama City]] in the background."] ::
The Panama Bay () is a large body of water off the coast of southern Panama, at . It is a part of the greater Gulf of Panama.
Mangroves
86 miles of mangroves run along the rural coasts of Panama Bay, protecting Panama City and agricultural areas from storms.
Pollution Problems
The Panama Bay is considered to be in an eutrophic state by the World Resources Institute. This is a result of ongoing pollution from agricultural and livestock operations. Urban wastewater from nearby Panama City has also contributed to the eutrophication of Panama Bay.
References
References
- "Bahía de Panamá".
- (2022-07-07). "The Buried Treasure in Panama’s Mangrove Forests: the Carbon They Store {{!}} Audubon".
- "Interactive Map of Eutrophication & Hypoxia". World Resources Institute.
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