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'''Pensacola Bay''' is located in the northwestern part of [[Florida]] known as the [[Florida Panhandle]].  
 
'''Pensacola Bay''' is located in the northwestern part of [[Florida]] known as the [[Florida Panhandle]].  
[[Image:Pensacola1885.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Pensacola and Pensacola Bay, 1885 lithograph]]
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[[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.  
 
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 located in the northwestern part of Florida known as the Florida Panhandle.

Pensacola and Pensacola Bay, 1885 lithograph

The bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, is located in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, adjacent to the city of Pensacola, 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.

See also

References

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