Panama_Bay Knowpia

Designations
Designations
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Bahía de Panamá
Designated	20 October 2003
Reference no.	1319

The Panama Bay (Spanish: Bahia de Panamá) is a large body of water off the coast of southern Panama, at 8°50′00″N 79°15′00″W / 8.8333333°N 79.25°W / 8.8333333; -79.25. It is a part of the greater Gulf of Panama.

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The Panama Bay is considered to be in an eutrophic state by the World Resources Institute. This is a result of ongoing pollution from agricultural and livestock operations. Urban wastewater from nearby Panama City has also contributed to the eutrophication of Panama Bay.^[2]

References edit

^ "Bahía de Panamá". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ "Interactive Map of Eutrophication & Hypoxia". Washington D.C.: World Resources Institute. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

[1] "Bahía de Panamá". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

[World_Resources_Institute1-2] "Interactive Map of Eutrophication & Hypoxia". Washington D.C.: World Resources Institute. Retrieved 16 April 2014.

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