The bay extends past the boundaries of the base into Cuba, where the bay is then referred to as Bahía de Guantánamo. Guantánamo Bay physically divides the Naval Station into sections. The Naval Base occupies three main geographical sections: Leeward Point, Windward Point, and Guantánamo Bay.
Geography Map of Guantánamo Bay showing approximate U.S. The 1903 lease has no fixed expiration date, and as such it can only be ended if the US Navy decided to abandon the area or both countries agreed mutually to end the lease. military, and their denial of protection under the Geneva Conventions, have been criticized. Cases of alleged torture of prisoners by the U.S. presence on Cuban soil, arguing that the base "was imposed on Cuba by force" and is "illegal under international law." Since 2002, the naval base has contained a military prison, for alleged unlawful combatants captured in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other places during the War on Terror. Since taking power in 1959, the Cuban communist government has consistently protested against the U.S. The lease was $2,000 in gold per year until 1934, when the payment was set to match the value in gold in dollars in 1974, the yearly lease was set to $4,085. It has been permanently leased to the United States since 1903 as a coaling station and naval base, making it the oldest overseas U.S. military ) is a United States military base located on 45 square miles (117 km 2) of land and water on the shore of Guantánamo Bay at the southeastern end of Cuba. Guantanamo Bay Naval Base ( Spanish: Base Naval de la Bahía de Guantánamo), officially known as Naval Station Guantanamo Bay or NSGB, (also called GTMO, pronounced Gitmo as jargon by members of the U.S.
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