Guantánamo Bay

The Bahía de Guantánamo ( for Guantánamo Bay Spanish) is a 20 km into the country outstanding and up to eight kilometers wide bay of the Caribbean Sea in the southern part of Cuba. It bears the names of the twelve kilometers north of town Guantánamo.

In Guantánamo Bay is a natural harbor, which can also be controlled by U- boats and large ships due to the large water depth.

In the German -speaking world is the English name of the bay, " Guantanamo Bay ", usually associated with the lying on the southern part of the bay leased territory of the U.S. military, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in conjunction. The area of ​​approximately 117 km ² is leased by the U.S. since 1903, but the legal status is a point of contention between Cuba and the United States: Cuba demanding the return of the land.