Lampung Bay

Lampung Bay
Teluk Lampung(Indonesian)
Mount Kunyit and Lampung Bay,Bandar Lampung,Indonesia
Lampung Bay
Location	Southeast Asia
Coordinates	5°40′00″S105°20′00″E
Type	Bay
Primary outflows	Sunda Strait
Basincountries	Indonesia
References	Teluk Lampung: IndonesiaNational Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Bethesda, MD, USA

Lampung Bay(Indonesian:Teluk Lampung) is a large bay located on the southern tip ofSumatra Islandin theSunda Straitwaters. At the southern tip of Sumatra there are two large bays,Semangka Bayis located in the Eastern part.

On the east side of the bay stretchesLampung,with the capital city ofLampunglocated at the northern end of the bay. Two rivers that discharge into the Bay divide Bandar Lampung City. Lampung bay is located betweenBandar Lampung City,South Lampung RegencyandPesawaran Regency.Panjang Portis also located in this bay.

The Bay of Lampung, which covers an area of 1,888 square km, is a shallow water area with an average depth of 20 meters.

The Bay contains a significant Mangrove ecosystem that would be a good candidate formangrove restoration.A 2020 survey of stakeholders in the bay, includingartisanal fishers,shrimp fishersand other fishery communities found that the communities preferred restoration processes focused onmangrove tourism.

Islands in Lampung Bay

• Pasaran Island
• Sebesi Island
• Sebuku Island
• Legundi Island
• Kelagian Island
• Condong Laut Island
• Tangkil Island
• Tegal Mas Island
• other small islands