San Diego Bay

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bay deepwater port natural harbor

San Diego Bay is a natural deepwater harbor on the Pacific coast of Southern California that serves as a major commercial port and naval base for the city of San Diego.

Aliases (2)

North San Diego Bay ×1
South San Diego Bay ×1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bay → deepwater port → natural harbor →
adjacentTo	City of Chula Vista → City of Coronado → City of Imperial Beach → City of National City → City of San Diego →
area	approximately 22 square miles → approximately 56 square kilometers →
borderedBy	Coronado Peninsula → Point Loma →
country	United States →
discoveredByEuropeansIn	1542 →
ecoregion	California Current Large Marine Ecosystem →
entranceMarkedBy	Point Loma Lighthouse →
hasPart	32nd Street Naval Station → Cabrillo National Monument → Coronado Island → Embarcadero → Harbor Island → National City Marine Terminal → Naval Air Station North Island → Naval Base Coronado → Naval Base San Diego → North San Diego Bay → San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge → Shelter Island → Silver Strand → South San Diego Bay → Sweetwater Marsh → Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal →
hasWildlife	fish species → marine invertebrates → migratory birds →
historicallyVisitedBy	Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo →
homePortOf	U.S. Coast Guard units → United States Navy Pacific Fleet units →
inflow	Otay River → San Diego River (historically) → Sweetwater River →
length	approximately 12 miles → approximately 19 kilometers →
locatedIn	California → San Diego County → Southern California →
locatedOn	Pacific Ocean →
majorPortFor	San Diego metropolitan area →
managedBy	Port of San Diego →
maximumDepth	approximately 18 meters → approximately 60 feet →
mouthsInto	Pacific Ocean →
near	U.S.–Mexico border →
partOf	California coastal ecosystem →
subjectTo	dredging for navigation channels → environmental conservation efforts →
usedFor	commercial shipping → fishing → naval operations → recreational boating → tourism →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chula Vista → Naval Air Station North Island → Naval Base Point Loma → Naval Base San Diego →	locatedOn
Hotel del Coronado → Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego → Petco Park →	near
San Diego Bay ("North San Diego Bay") → San Diego Bay ("South San Diego Bay") →	hasPart
SAN →	airportNearWaterBody
Port of San Diego →	locatedIn
KSAN →	nearBodyOfWater
Runway 09/27 →	nearbyFeature
San Diego International Airport →	nearbyWaterBody