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Earliest known detailed map of Tampa Bay, by Don Francisco Maria Celi of the Spanish Royal Fleet, 1757. Map is oriented with east at the top. Pinellas peninsula is at bottom, Tampa peninsula in middle, Hillsborough River shown extending into the interior at top left.
Oct 22, 2024 · Tampa Bay, arm of the Gulf of Mexico, indenting the west coast of Florida, U.S., covering about 400 square miles (1,000 square km). The bay, shaped roughly like a crescent some 40 miles (65 km) long, is partly sheltered from the gulf on the west by the Pinellas Peninsula.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jun 23, 2022 · Map showing the location of the Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay originated some 6,000 years ago as a brackish drowned river valley type estuary with a broad outlet linking it to the Gulf of Mexico. Before then, it was a vast freshwater lake, presumably supplied by natural springs from the Floridan Aquifer.
Coordinates: 27°56′51″N 82°27′31″W. Tampa (US: / ˈtæmpə / TAM-pə) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the county seat of Hillsborough County.
The city of Tampa is the county seat of Hillsborough County and the largest city on Florida's West Coast. Mapcarta, the open map.
The Tampa Bay area is a major metropolitan area surrounding Tampa Bay on the Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States. Mapcarta, the open map.
Mar 11, 2022 · Tampa is a large city located in Hillsborough County in the west-central portion of the US State of Florida. Situated on the Gulf Coast, Tampa is the country’s 52nd most populated city, Florida’s third-most populated city, and the biggest city in the Tampa Bay area.
