guantanamo bay

     

Guantánamo Bay (Spanish: Bahía e Guantánamo) is a bay located in Guantánamo Province at the south-eastern end of Cuba (19°54′N, 75°9′W). It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and is surrounded by steep hills creating an enclave cut off from its immediate hinterland.

Trivia about guantanamo bay

  • LBJ kept his cool when Fidel Castro cut off the water supply to this U.S. naval base
  • In 1903 the U.S. signed a treaty with Cuba for the rights to establish a naval base at this site
  • U.S. military base on the southeast cost of Cuba
  • U.S. Naval personnel in Cuba call it "Gitmo" for short
  • During the Spanish-American War, the Marines were the first Americans to land in Cuba, seizing this bay
  • The U.S. has leased this important naval base on the island of Cuba since 1903
  • Upcoming trials for 9/11 suspects held at this facility were reported in 2008
  • The Platt Amendment, which resulted from the war, gave the U.S. the rights to this naval base in perpetuity
  • In 2010 Ahmed Ghailani became the first person tried in federal court after being held at this location

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