Toduz us Santos [2] ( port. Baía de Todos os Santos ; literally the Bay of All Saints ) - a bay on the east coast of Brazil in the state of Bahia , on the banks of which is partially located the state capital, the city of Salvador . The bay area is 1223 km², which makes it the second largest among the bays of Brazil [1] [3] after the Gulf of San Marcus .
| Toduz Us Santos | |
|---|---|
| port. Baía de Todos os Santos | |
 Toduz Us Santos Bay and Salvador City, April 1997 | |
| Characteristics | |
| Bay Type | bay |
| Area | 1223 [1] km² |
| Average depth | 9.8 [1] m |
| Flowing river | Paraguasu |
| Location | |
| Upstream water area | Atlantic Ocean |
| A country |
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For the most part, the bay is shallow, the average depth is 9.8 m [1] . The River, whose catchment area is 56,300 km², flows along the Reconcavo lowland before entering the bay, while its average flow rate is 162 m³ / s and depends on the dam operation mode [4] . There are 91 islands in the bay, the largest of which Itaparika is located at the very entrance [5] . Farol da Barra (Barra lighthouse), located on the site of a historic fortress, is also located at the entrance to the bay [6] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Cirano M. et al., 2007 , p. 363.
- ↑ Dictionary of Geographical Names, 1989 , p. 368.
- ↑ Dominguez JML, 2005 , p. 55.
- ↑ Cirano M. et al., 2007 , pp. 367-368.
- ↑ Cirano M. et al., 2007 , p. 365.
- ↑ Histórico (port.) . Barra, Salvador: Museu Náutico da Bahia. Date of treatment December 7, 2016.
Bibliography
- Cirano, M. Oceanographic Characteristics Of Baía De Todos Os Santos, Brazil : [ eng. ] / M. Cirano , GC Lessa // Revista Brasileira de Geofısica. - 2007. - Vol. 24, No. 4. - P. 363–387.
- Dominguez, JML The Todos os Santos bay - an ephemeral high-stand feature incised into an aborted cretaceous rift // Landscapes and Landforms of Brazil: [ eng. ] / BC Vieira , AAR Salgado , LJC dos Santos . - Springer, 2005 .-- P. 55-63. - ISBN 9789401780230 .
- Dictionary of geographical names of foreign countries / ed. ed. A.M. Komkov . - 3rd ed., Revised. and add. - M .: Nedra, 1989 .-- 459 p.
Links
- Plano de la Bahia de Todos os Santos situada en la orla meridional del Brasil (English) . World Digital Library . Library of Congress. Date of treatment December 7, 2016.