Yof Bay

{{Short description|Bay in Dakar, Senegal}} {{Infobox body of water | name= Yoff Bay | native_name ={{native name|fr|Baie de Yof}} | image = | caption = | pushpin_map = Senegal | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Senegal | coords= {{coord|14|46|N|17|28|W|type:waterbody_scale:2000000|display=inline,title}} | rivers= | oceans=Atlantic Ocean | countries= Senegal | length ={{convert|22|km|abbr=on}} | width ={{convert|29|km|abbr=on}} | area= | frozen= | islands=Île de Yoff | cities= Yoff }} '''Yof Bay''' ({{langx|fr|Baie de Yoff}}) is a bay on the north side of the Cap-Vert peninsula, directly north of the city centre of Dakar, Senegal. It stretches southwest from the town Kayar to Yoff, a suburb of Dakar.<ref name=nga>{{cite enroute|143|2017|283}}</ref> The bay opens towards the north and lies in the area of the westernmost point of Africa. Small Île de Yoff lies in the NW corner of the bay.<ref name="mapcarta">{{cite web|url=http://mapcarta.com/16833622|title=Baie de Yof|work=Mapcarta|access-date=16 October 2016}}</ref>

==Further reading== * [http://www.unesco.org/csi/pub/papers2/yoff7.htm Les Yoffois et leur environnement naturel : pêche, agriculture et territoire]. in Richard Dumez and Moustapha Kâ. Yoff Le Territoire Assiégé: Un village lébou dans la banlieue de Dakar. Dossiers régions côtières et petites îles 7. Unesco (2000) {{deadlink|date=November 2018}}

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Category:Dakar Category:Bays of Senegal