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Zapata Peninsula seen from space (false color) Zapata Peninsula ( Spanish : Península de Zapata ) is a large peninsula in Matanzas Province , southern Cuba , at 22°18′N 81°23′W / 22.30°N 81.38°W / 22.30; -
The invasion landing area was changed to beaches bordering the Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs) in Las Villas Province, 150 km southeast of Havana, and east of the Zapata Peninsula. The landings were to take place at Playa Girón (code-named Blue Beach), Playa Larga (code-named Red Beach), and Caleta Buena Inlet (code-named Green Beach).
The approximate coordinates for the City of Atlantis is located in east central Palm Beach County at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km 2), of which 1.4 square miles (3.6 km 2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km 2) (2.84%) is water.
The Bay of Pigs (Spanish: Bahía de los Cochinos) is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones, located on the southern coast of Cuba.By 1910 it was included in Santa Clara Province, and then to Las Villas Province by 1961, but in 1976, it was reassigned to Matanzas Province, when the original six provinces of Cuba were re-organized into 14 new Provinces of Cuba.
The Zapata Swamp (Spanish: Ciénaga de Zapata, Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsjenaɣa ðe saˈpata]) is a swamp area located on the Zapata Peninsula in the southern Matanzas Province of Cuba, in the municipality of Ciénaga de Zapata. It is located less than 150 kilometres (93 mi) southeast of Havana. [11]
It is situated on the Hicacos Peninsula, between the Bay of Cárdenas and the Straits of Florida, some 140 km east of Havana, at the eastern end of the Via Blanca highway. The peninsula is only 1.2 km wide at its widest point and is separated from the island of Cuba by the Kawama Channel, separated from the mainland by the Laguna Paso Malo ...
The gulf's northern border begins at the southern coast of Cuba in Pinar del Río Province, Artemisa Province, Mayabeque Province and Matanzas Province, ending at the Zapata Peninsula (Península de Zapata), a length of about 80 miles (130 km).
One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys Belle Isle: Miami-Dade Artificial island in the Venetian Islands in Biscayne Bay: Big Coppitt Key: Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Big Mullet Key: 8.72 ha; 21.6 acres Monroe One of the Mule Keys in the lower Florida Keys Big Pine Key: 9.8 square miles (25 km 2) Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Big ...