Re: Bay of Tenacatita, second largest in Mexico?

Posted by Daniel Hallas on July 7, 2014, 9:13 pm, in reply to "Re: Bay of Tenacatita, second largest in Mexico?"
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I don't think so.... I found this but I hardly call it a good citation "Many of the local residents and many of the previously written articles about the Puerto Vallarta area will tell you that Banderas Bay is the largest bay in Mexico and the second largest bay in North America, only behind the Hudson Bay. Obviously they haven’t seen the Chesapeake Bay! Again, a slight stretch of the truth in that it’s only the third largest bay in Mexico. At approximately 500 square miles in area, one could say that Banderas Bay is a bit smaller than the 6,000 square mile Campeche Bay and the same holds true for Chetumal Bay, the large body of water located south of the Yucatan Peninsula. Most locals indicate that Banderas Bay is not only the largest bay in Mexico, but it’s also the third largest bay in the world. Wow, now that’s a real stretch, when you have bays the size of Bengal Bay with its area of 1,300,000 square miles. We hate to burst anyone’s bubble, but, Banderas Bay might not even rank in the list of the world’s largest bays; nevertheless, it’s large and it’s deep! http://www.pvreba.com/articles/puerto_vallarta_special.html Perhaps one could contact the author of the article and find out his source.

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