Ambas Bay

Ambas Bay Baie d'Ambas
Ambas Bay Location in Cameroon
Coordinates	4°00′N 9°11′E / 4.000°N 9.183°E / 4.000; 9.183Coordinates: 4°00′N 9°11′E / 4.000°N 9.183°E / 4.000; 9.183
Ocean/sea sources	Gulf of Guinea Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries	Cameroon
Max. length	9 km (5.6 mi)
Max. width	3.8 km (2.4 mi)

Ambas Bay is a bay of southwest Cameroon.

The bay opens towards the Gulf of Guinea. The port of Limbe lies on the shore of Ambas Bay.

Alfred Saker founded a settlement of freed slaves on the bay in 1858, which was later renamed Victoria. in 1884 Britain established the Ambas Bay Protectorate, of which Victoria was the capital. It was then ceded to Germany in 1887.