See Also: San Francisco(encyclopedia)
San Francisco Bay(encyclopedia)
San Francisco(dictionary)
Francisco Bay Inn(tourism)
San Francisco(tourism)
Miranda, Francisco de(encyclopedia)
Suarez, Francisco(encyclopedia)
Pizarro, Francisco(encyclopedia)
Ribalta, Francisco(encyclopedia)
Franco, Francisco(encyclopedia)

San Francisco Bay (sh)




Large, nearly landlocked bay indenting west-central California, U.S. A drowned river valley paralleling the coastline, it is connected with the Pacific Ocean by the Golden Gate Strait, which is spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge.

The bay is one of the world's finest natural harbours. Treasure, Yerba Buena, Angel, and Alcatraz islands are there; the cities of San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley are nearby.