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Magdalena Bay

American  

noun

  1. a bay in NW Mexico, on the SW coast of Baja California. 17 miles (27 km) long; 12 miles (19 km) wide.


Magdalena Bay British  

noun

  1. an inlet of the Pacific on the coast of NW Mexico, in Lower California

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 2019, a U.S. diver survived a shark bite on the forearm in Magdalena Bay off the Baja California Sur coast.

From Seattle Times Dec. 3, 2023

South of the border, hundreds of mothers and calves populate three lagoons on the Baja Peninsula: Scammon’s, San Ignacio and Magdalena Bay.

From Washington Post Oct. 24, 2019

The prime concern is a recent spike in loggerhead losses associated with gill-net fishing in ocean waters near Magdalena Bay.

From New York Times May 8, 2013

After many days at sea they put in at Magdalena Bay, near the tip of Lower California, but the Mexican coast guard sent them on their way.

From Time Magazine Archive

Within a year Japan had almost leased Magdalena Bay, when Uncle Sam wakened up and ordered "hands off."

From The Canadian Commonwealth by Laut, Agnes C. (Agnes Christina)

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