Matanzas Bayとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Matanzas Bay is a saltwater bay in St. Johns County, Florida, the entrance to the bay from the South Atlantic is via St. Augustine inlet. Bodies of water that connect to the bay in addition to the South Atlantic are clockwise from the inlet;

• Salt Lick: an inlet of Anastasia Island creating a peninsula of the eastern portion of Anastasia State Park.
• Matanzas River: a tidal channel; part of the Intracoastal Waterway which flows in a easterly direction then south for approximately 15 miles, separating Anastasia Island from the mainland. Another tidal channel the San Sebastian River flows westerly from the Matanzas River creating a peninsula of the original Spanish era section of St. Augustine.
• Hospital Creek: tidal channel flowing north from confluence of Matanzas Bay and North River. Creek in which Pedro Menendez de Aviles sailed into and initially established St. Augustine on its mainland shore.
• North River: tidal channel flowing north