or LIMON BAY, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, indenting the N. coast of the isthmus of Panama, in the republic of New Granada; N. Lat. 9. 21., W. Long. 80. It is about 5 miles wide at its mouth, stretches 4 miles into the land, gradually diminishing in depth, and can afford safe and convenient anchorage for many large vessels. On the western side there are several projecting headlands, which afford protection to vessels moored behind them, and which might be rendered still more secure by the construction of breakwaters. On the eastern side of the bay lies the island of Manzanilla, a mile and a half long by a mile in breadth; and between it and the mainland is a channel, with excellent anchorage and good shelter for small vessels under repair. This anchorage is capable of accommodating 300 ships, and has a depth of 6 or 7 fathoms in the centre. On the island of Manzanilla stands the town of Aspinwall, near which there is a railway across the isthmus to Panama.