These peninsulas are connected by a narrow neck of land on the eastern part of the island.

The bay opens to the Banda Sea in the southwest direction.

The city of Ambon covers the entirety of Leitimur, with its centre on the northwest coast of Leitimur, facing Leihitu, and has a safe harbor on Amboina Bay.

The Merah Putih Bridge completed in 2016, spanned over the bay connecting the two peninsulas, cutting the travel time between the airport on the north shore and Ambon city on the south shore.

[2] The Ambon bay festival is held every year in September.