Chetumal Bay

{{Short description|Semi-closed mesohaline estuary on the southern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula}} {{More footnotes|date=May 2024}} {{Coord|18|20|0|N|88|5|0|W|type:waterbody_region:BZ_scale:1000000|display=title}} [[Image:Chetumal Bay.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Satellite photo of Chetumal Bay, with the Caribbean Sea (right/east).]] '''Chetumal Bay''' is a semi-closed mesohaline estuary on the southern coast of the Yucatán Peninsula. It is located in northern Belize and southeastern Mexico.<ref name="Alcérreca-Huerta et al. 2024"/>

==Geography== The mouth of Chetumal Bay is directed southward and buffered by the large Belizean island of Ambergris Caye. It opens on the Caribbean Sea.

Corozal Bay is a smaller inland inlet, that extends to the southwest in the upper region of Chetumal Bay. It is named after the town of Corozal on it.

Chetumal is a major city on the bay, located in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo.

===Blue holes=== Chetumal Bay contains several blue holes, most notably the Taam Ja' Blue Hole. With a depth of at least {{Convert|420|m|ft}}, it is the world deepest known blue hole.<ref name="Alcérreca-Huerta et al. 2024"/>

==See also== *{{C|Bays of the Caribbean}} *{{C|Bays of the Gulf of Mexico}}

==References== {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="Alcérreca-Huerta et al. 2024">{{Cite journal |last1=Alcérreca-Huerta |first1=Juan Carlos |last2=Reyes-Mendoza |first2=Oscar F. |last3=Sánchez-Sánchez |first3=Joan A. |last4=Álvarez-Legorreta |first4=Teresa |last5=Carrillo |first5=Laura |date=2024 |title=Recent records of thermohaline profiles and water depth in the Taam ja' Blue Hole (Chetumal Bay, Mexico) |journal=Frontiers in Marine Science |volume=11 |article-number=1387235 |doi=10.3389/fmars.2024.1387235 |doi-access=free }}</ref> }}

Category:Bays of the Caribbean Category:Bays of Belize Category:Bays of Mexico Category:Landforms of Quintana Roo Category:Yucatán Peninsula Category:Chetumal Category:Mexican coast of the Caribbean