Bahia Portete (La Guajira, Colombia)

Bahía de Portete
Bahía de Portete
Location	La Guajira, Colombia
Coordinates	12°11.515′N 71°55.25′W
Ocean/sea sources	Caribbean Sea
Basin countries	Colombia

Bahía de Portete (Bahia Portete) is a bay in La Guajira, Colombia. It lies approximately 30 miles (48 km) from the Venezuelan border on the Guajira Peninsula in the northeast region of Colombia.^[1] The bay opens to the Caribbean Sea. A large coal terminal lies at the mouth of the bay, and the bay's inlet is less than 1 mile (2 km) wide.

The Puerto Bolivar Airport is the closest airport to the bay.

References

1. "DISEÑO DE UN ÁREA MARINA PROTEGIDA PARA BAHÍA PORTETE - LA GUAJIRA, CARIBE COLOMBIANO". Boletín de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras - INVEMAR.