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The '''Gulf of Urabá''' is a gulf on the northern coast of [[South America]]. It is part of the [[Caribbean Sea]]. It is a long narrow inlet in the coast of [[Colombia]], close to the connection of the continent to the [[Isthmus of Panama]]. The town of [[Turbo, Colombia|Turbo]] lies at the southern end of the Gulf. The [[Atrato River]] flows into the Gulf of Uraba.
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]].<ref name="Andagoya">{{cite book|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Narrative_of_the_Proceedings_of_Pedrarias_Davila/Narrative_of_Pascual_de_Andagoya|title=Narrative of the Proceedings of Pedrarias Davila|first=Pascual de|last=Andagoya|publisher=The Hakluyt Society |date=21 June 1865|accessdate=21 June 2019|via=Wikisource}}</ref> The town of [[Turbo, Colombia|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.


A study by [[Bio-Pacifico]] has suggested, as an alternative to building a 54-mile link across the [[Darien gap]] to complete the [[Pan-American Highway]], that the Panama section of the highway be extended to the Caribbean coast and terminate at the Gulf of Urabá, then be connected by ferry to existing highways in Colombia.
A study by [[Bio-Pacific]] has suggested, as an alternative to building a 54‑mile (87&nbsp;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==
==Urabá Antioquia subregion==
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==References==
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*[http://www.elcolombiano.com/antioquia/RegionesAntioquenas/Uraba/presentacion.htm Regiones Antioquenas: Uraba]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20030626005600/http://www.elcolombiano.com/Antioquia/RegionesAntioquenas/Uraba/presentacion.htm Regiones Antioquenas: Uraba]
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Latest revision as of 09:58, 24 September 2023

Gulf of Urabá with the deltas of the Atrato River (north is toward the upper left)

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.[1] 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.

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

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

References

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  1. ^ Andagoya, Pascual de (21 June 1865). Narrative of the Proceedings of Pedrarias Davila. The Hakluyt Society. Retrieved 21 June 2019 – via Wikisource.

8°21′44″N 76°59′02″W / 8.362334°N 76.983948°W / 8.362334; -76.983948