Guantánamo Bay
Guantánamo Bay
Inlet of the Caribbean Sea, southeastern Cuba. A large bay, it contains a harbour that is about 6 mi (10 km) wide and 12 mi (19 km) long. Its strategic importance was recognized during the Spanish-American War, when U.S. marines landed there in 1898. A U.S. naval base, established in 1903, remained there even after hostilities erupted between the two countries in 1959; the base served as an internment facility for suspected Islamic militants beginning in 2002.
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