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Recently, the US President signed an executive order directing the preparation of a large-scale migrant detention centre at the US naval base in Guantánamo Bay.

About Guantánamo Bay

• It forms an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, indenting southeastern Cuba.
• It is a large and well-sheltered bay, it has a narrow entrance to a harbour and capable of accommodating large vessels.
• Guantánamo Bay Ports: It is served by the ports of Caimanera and Boquerón.
• The strategic importance of the bay—close to the Windward Passage between Cuba and Haiti that links the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean Sea and Panama.
• Guantanamo Bay, widely known as “Gitmo,” has been used to house terrorism suspects since the September 11, 2001, attacks, but it also has a small, separate facility known as the Migrant Operations Centre.
• This centre has historically held migrants intercepted while attempting to enter the US by boat, primarily from Haiti and Cuba.
• The facility occupies only a small part of the base and currently lacks the capacity to house the 30,000 detainees.

Guantánamo Bay FAQs

Q1: Who owns Guantanamo Bay?

Ans: USA

Q2: What is a bay?

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Ans: A bay is a body of water that is partially enclosed by land but open to the larger surrounding area, typically connected to the ocean or a large lake.

Q3: Why is the Caribbean Sea famous?

Ans: It is one of the most biologically rich marine environments in the Atlantic

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