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'''Pensacola Bay''' is located in the northwestern part of [[Florida]] known as the [[Florida Panhandle]].
 
 
[[Image:WellgeMap.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Pensacola and Pensacola Bay, 1885 lithograph]]
 
[[Image:WellgeMap.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Pensacola and Pensacola Bay, 1885 lithograph]]
The bay, an inlet of the [[Gulf of Mexico]], is located in [[Escambia County, Florida|Escambia]] and [[Santa Rosa County, Florida|Santa Rosa]] Counties, adjacent to the city of [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]], and is about 13 miles (21 km) long and 2.5 miles (4 km) wide.  
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'''Pensacola Bay''' is an inlet of the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and is about 13 miles (21 km) long and 2.5 miles (4 km) wide.
  
The Pensacola Bay Bridge crosses the bay, connecting [[Gulf Breeze]] to Pensacola. The [[Gulf Islands National Seashore]] is part of the bay, and the [[Gulf Intracoastal Waterway]] runs through part of the bay. Pensacola Bay leads into [[Escambia Bay]] to the north, and to the East Bay.
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The [[Pensacola Bay Bridge]] crosses the bay, connecting [[Gulf Breeze]] to Pensacola. The [[Gulf Islands National Seashore]] is part of the bay, and the [[Gulf Intracoastal Waterway]] runs through part of the bay. Pensacola Bay leads into [[Escambia Bay]] to the north, and to the [[East Bay]] to the east.
 
 
==See also==
 
*[[Pensacola, Florida]]
 
*[[History of Pensacola, Florida]]
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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Revision as of 03:55, 27 May 2007

Pensacola and Pensacola Bay, 1885 lithograph

Pensacola Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico and is about 13 miles (21 km) long and 2.5 miles (4 km) wide.

The Pensacola Bay Bridge crosses the bay, connecting Gulf Breeze to Pensacola. The Gulf Islands National Seashore is part of the bay, and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway runs through part of the bay. Pensacola Bay leads into Escambia Bay to the north, and to the East Bay to the east.

References

  • The Road Atlas '06, Rand McNally, pg. 27