Carquinez Strait region
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The Carquinez Strait region is a waterway and surrounding area in the northern San Francisco Bay Area of California, known for its narrow tidal strait connecting the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta to San Pablo Bay and its adjacent industrial and residential communities.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
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waterway region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
NERFINISHED
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San Pablo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Suisun Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
San Pablo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | Carquinez Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Benicia–Martinez Bridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Carquinez Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
commuter residential development
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manufacturing ⓘ oil refining ⓘ shipping ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Benicia, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crockett, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Hercules, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Martinez, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Costa, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodeo, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Vallejo, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
narrow channel
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steep shoreline bluffs ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea |
Benicia State Recreation Area
NERFINISHED
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Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Coastal Range hills
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Diablo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrologicalRole | primary tidal outlet of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heavy maritime shipping traffic
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oil refineries ⓘ petrochemical industries ⓘ port facilities ⓘ residential waterfront communities ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Contra Costa County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern California ⓘ San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ Solano County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorHighway |
California State Route 4
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 680 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northern California coastal ecosystem
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Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta outflow zone NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
BNSF Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterwayType | tidal strait ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.