California coast

Rocky coast north of San Francisco

As California coast is called the Pacific - coast of the State of California on the West Coast of the United States . It is 1351.85 kilometers long and rocky or sandy. It borders to the north on the oregonische coast and in the south to the Mexican coast in Baja California in Mexico ( Baja California ). The coast connects directly to the south of the Mexican Gulf of California .

In southern California there are mostly sandy beaches , for example in Malibu .

Islands

Santa Barbara Islands

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• Anacapa Island ( Ventura County )
• San Miguel Island ( Santa Barbara County )
• Santa Cruz Island (Santa Barbara County)
• Santa Rosa Island (Santa Barbara County)
• San Clemente Island ( Los Angeles County )
• San Nicolas Island (Ventura County)
• Santa Barbara Island (Santa Barbara County)

San Francisco Bay

• Alameda Island
• Alcatraz Island , former federal prison
• Angel Island
• Bair Island
• Brooks Island (Bird Island), small island near Brooks Island
• Brooks Island
• Brother Islands
  • East Brother Island
  • West Brother Island
• Coast Guard Island in the Oakland Estuary between Alameda Island and Oakland
• Marin Islands
  • East Marin Island
  • West Marin Island
• Rat Rock , a very small island ( Marin County )
• Red Rock Island
• The Sister Islands
  • East Sister Island
  • West Sister Island
• Treasure Island
• Yerba Buena Island

• Farallon Islands

Seaports

The following seaports are located here :

• Port of Long Beach in Long Beach
• Harbor Los Angeles ( Port of Los Angeles )
• Port of Oakland
• Port Hueneme at Oxnard
• Port of San Francisco ( the port of San Francisco )

Others

The Golden Gate Bridge with Fort Point

The most striking structure is the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco Bay .

West of San Diego is the second largest base of the United States Navy : Naval Base Coronado . The conventional submarine fleet for the Pacific is also located here.

See also

• Pacific Northwest (north)

Web links

Commons : California Coast  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ^ CA: Geography. In: Netstate.com (English).