Ponce de Leon Bay is the bay in the upper part of this aerial view
Ponce de Leon Bay is a bay on the Gulf of Mexico in southwestern Florida in the United Statesat 81 degrees longitude and 10.6 latitude. The bay is located in Monroe County at the northwestern end of Cape Sable in the Everglades National Park. Ponce de Leon Bay leads into Oyster Bay to the east, then into Whitewater Bay. The bay lies between Northwest Cape and Shark Point. It is named after Juan Ponce de León, a European explorer who was the first recorded European to reach Florida.
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- The Road Atlas '06, Rand McNally, pg. 27
Coordinates: 25°22′03″N 81°08′07″W / 25.3675°N 81.13528°W / 25.3675; -81.13528
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