Drakes Bay
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Drakes Bay is a coastal inlet on the Point Reyes Peninsula in Marin County, California, known for its rugged shoreline, marine wildlife, and historical significance to early European exploration of the West Coast.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bodega Bay | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bay ⓘ |
| access | reached via Point Reyes National Seashore roads and trails ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Marin County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Sir Francis Drake’s 16th-century voyage ⓘ |
| climate | cool Mediterranean coastal climate ⓘ |
| coastType | exposed Pacific coast ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystemType |
coastal ecosystem
ⓘ
marine ecosystem ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature |
eroding coastal bluffs
ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| hasConservationValue |
habitat for protected marine species
ⓘ
important bird habitat ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Drakes Estero
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Estero de Limantour NERFINISHED ⓘ Point Reyes Headlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Point Reyes Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | landing of Sir Francis Drake on the West Coast of North America (traditionally associated site) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site associated with early European mapping of the California coast ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historical significance to early European exploration of the West Coast
ⓘ
marine wildlife ⓘ rugged coastline ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Marin County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern California ⓘ Point Reyes National Seashore NERFINISHED ⓘ Point Reyes Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Francis Drake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Inverness, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Point Reyes Station, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oceanCurrentInfluence | California Current NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within a U.S. National Seashore ⓘ |
| recreationalActivity |
beach walking
ⓘ
hiking along coastal trails ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| region | West Coast of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shorelineCharacteristic | rugged shoreline ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| wildlife |
gray whales (migratory)
ⓘ
harbor seals ⓘ marine mammals ⓘ seabirds ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bodega Bay