Gulf of Darién

Gulf of Darién

The Gulf of Darién is the southernmost region of the Caribbean Sea, located north and east of the border between Panama and Colombia. Within the gulf is the Gulf of Urabá, a small lip of sea extending southward, between Caribana Point and Cape Tiburón, Colombia, on the southern shores of which is the port city of Turbo, Colombia. The Atrato River delta extends into the Gulf of Darién. Some towns in the USA have been named after the Gulf of Darién, such as Darien, Connecticut, or Darien, Illinois.

It was the site of the Darién scheme, independent Scotland's one major attempt at colonialism. The first expedition of five ships ("Saint Andrew", "Caledonia", "Unicorn", "Dolphin", and "Endeavour") set sail from Leith on July 14, 1698, with around 1,200 people on board. Their orders were "to proceed to the Bay of Darien, and make the Isle called the Golden Island ... some few leagues to the leeward of the mouth of the great River of Darien ... and there make a settlement on the mainland". After calling at Madeira and the West Indies, the fleet made landfall off the coast of Darien on November 2. The settlers christened their new home "New Caledonia".

ee also

*Darién Gap
*Panama scandals


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