{{Short description|Cape in Baja California, Mexico}} {{more citations needed|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox landform | water = | name = Punta Banda | other_name = | type = Cape | image = LaBufadoraPanoramaEnsenadaMx.JPG | image_size = | alt = | caption = Looking southeast along the coast of Cape Punta Banda | pushpin_map = Baja California##Mexico | map_width = | map_caption = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_relief = | pushpin_label = | mark = | marker_size = | location = Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico | coordinates = {{Coord|31.723|N|116.695|W|type:landform|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = | range = Peninsular Ranges | part_of = | water_bodies = | elevation_m = | elevation_ref = | surface_elevation_m = | surface_elevation_ref = | highest_point = | highest_elevation = | highest_coords = | length = {{cvt|12|km|mi}}<!-- Estimated via Google Maps --> | width = | area = {{cvt|29|km2|mi2}}<!-- Estimated via Google Maps --> | depth = | drop = | formed_by = | geology = <!-- or |type = --> | age = | orogeny = | volcanic_arc/belt = | volcanic_arc = | volcanic_belt = | volcanic_field = | last_eruption = | topo = | operator = | designation = | free_label_1 = | free_data_1 = | free_label_2 = | free_data_2 = | free_label_3 = | free_data_3 = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | embedded = }} '''Punta Banda''' is a prominent cape located southwest of the city of Ensenada in Ensenada Municipality, Baja California, Mexico.
==Geography== Punta Banda forms the southern boundary of the Bahía de Todos Santos, sheltering the Port of Ensenada from the Southern California Countercurrent. The twin islands of Isla Todos Santos lie about {{cvt|6|km|mi}} off the northwestern tip of the peninsula, further sheltering the bay.
==Ecology== The peninsula lies on the boundary between the California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion to the northeast, and the Baja California desert to the southwest.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Atlas of Global Conservation|url=http://maps.tnc.org/globalmaps.html|access-date=2021-04-11|website=maps.tnc.org|archive-date=2012-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305201312/http://maps.tnc.org/globalmaps.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Tourism== The peninsula is a popular tourist destination for those visiting La Bufadora, the second largest blowhole in the world<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=La Bufadora|url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/la-bufadora|access-date=2020-06-09|website=Atlas Obscura|language=en}}</ref> and the only one in the American continent.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-10|title=From Ensenada to La Bufadora: scenery, cliffs and geysers|url=http://bajacaliforniabest.com/en/from-ensenada-to-la-bufadora-scenery-cliffs-and-geysers/|access-date=2020-06-09|website=Baja's Best|language=en-US}}</ref>
==See also== *Punta Colonet, Baja California
==References== {{reflist}} Category:Geography of Baja California Category:Ensenada Municipality
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