Gulf of Urabá

The Gulf of Urabá is a gulf on the northern coast of Colombia. It is part of the Caribbean Sea. It is a long, wide inlet located on the coast of Colombia, close to the connection of the continent to the Isthmus of Panama.^[5] The town of Turbo, Colombia, lies at the mid eastern side naturally sheltered by the Turbo Bay part of the Gulf. The Atrato River flows into the Gulf of Urabá.

Gulf of Urabá
Gulf of Urabá with the deltas of the Atrato River (north is toward the top right)
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Location	Antioquia and Chocó, Colombia
Coordinates	8°21′N 76°59′W
Type	Gulf, Estuary
River sources	Atrato River, Leon River
Primary outflows	Gulf of Darién
Ocean/sea sources	Caribbean Sea
Max. length	80 km (50 mi)[1]
Max. width	49 km (30 mi)[1]
Surface area	1,800 km2 (690 sq mi)[2]
Average depth	40 m (130 ft)[2]
Max. depth	70 m (230 ft)[3]
Settlements	Turbo, Necoclí, Acandí
References	[4]
Location

A study by Bio-Pacific has suggested, as an alternative to building a 54‑mile (87 km) link across the Darién Gap to complete the Pan-American Highway, that the Panama section of the highway be extended to the Caribbean coast and end at the Gulf of Urabá, then be connected by ferry to existing highways in Colombia.

Urabá Antioquia subregion

The area surrounding the gulf comprises a geopolitical subregion of Colombia known as Urabá Antioquia.