Callao Bay

{{Infobox body of water | native_name = {{langx|es|Bahía del Callao}} | other_name = | image = Imagen satelite Lima.jpg | caption = The bay of Callao (top) and Lima (bottom) | coords = {{coord|12|03|00|S|77|09|50|W|type:waterbody_region:PE|display=inline, title}} | image_bathymetry = | alt_bathymetry = | caption_bathymetry =  | location = Peru | type = | etymology = | part_of = | inflow = | rivers = | outflow = | oceans = Pacific Ocean | frozen = | islands = | islands_category = | sections = | trenches = | benches = | cities = Callao }} '''Callao Bay''' ({{langx|es|Bahía del Callao}}) is a bay located off the coast of Callao, Peru. The islands of San Lorenzo and El Frontón are located to its west.

==Overview== The bay is separated from that of Lima by the Peninsula of La Punta. Due to its location, it is a place of great commercial and military importance because it is home to the country's main port and a navy base.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=29 October 2016 |archive-date=30 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030080805/http://www.unac.edu.pe/documentos/organizacion/vri/cdcitra/Informes_Finales_Investigacion/Febrero2012/IF_ANCIETA%20DEXTRE_FIQ/INFORME.pdf |title=La Bahía del Callao es estratégicamente importante |url=http://www.unac.edu.pe/documentos/organizacion/vri/cdcitra/Informes_Finales_Investigacion/Febrero2012/IF_ANCIETA%20DEXTRE_FIQ/INFORME.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=29 October 2016 |archive-date=16 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216015216/http://apps.contraloria.gob.pe/holanda/interiores/cbah_marinas.htm |title=Auditoría de Gestión Ambiental en la Bahía del Callao |url=https://apps.contraloria.gob.pe/holanda/interiores/cbah_marinas.htm |url-status=dead}}</ref> The bay is very rich ecologically speaking, which is why the Guano Islands, Islets, and Capes National Reserve System was created, in charge of taking care of the entire bay and the nearby islands.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=29 October 2016 |archive-date=30 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030140603/http://biblioimarpe.imarpe.gob.pe:8080/handle/123456789/2095 |title=Geología marina y ambiental del Área entre la Bahía del Callao y Ventanilla |url=http://biblioimarpe.imarpe.gob.pe:8080/handle/123456789/2095}}</ref><ref>[http://www.islaspalomino.com.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/ElCallao.html La Península de La Punta y las islas del Callao]</ref>

==See also== *Bay of Lima

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Category:Bays of Peru Category:Callao