Bantry Bay

Bantry Bay
Bá Bheanntraí
Bantry town and bay from Sheskin
Location	County Cork
Coordinates	51°39′N 9°43′W / 51.650°N 9.717°W / 51.650; -9.717
Ocean/sea sources	Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	Ireland
Max. length	35 km (22 mi)
Max. width	10 km (6 mi)
Islands	Bere Island, Garnish Island, Whiddy Island
Settlements	Adrigole, Bantry, Ballylickey, Castletownbere, Glengarriff

Bantry Bay (Irish: Bá Bheanntraí)^[1] is a bay located in County Cork, Ireland. The bay runs approximately 35 km (22 mi) from northeast to southwest into the Atlantic Ocean. It is approximately 3-to-4 km (1.8-to-2.5 miles) wide at the head and 10 km (6.2 mi) wide at the entrance.