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A marina on Harbor Island, San Diego. Harbor Island is a man-made peninsula created in 1961 from harbor dredgings, located in San Diego Bay in San Diego, California. [1] It lies between Shelter Island and downtown San Diego, and is directly across Harbor Drive from San Diego International Airport. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) long and only a few ...
The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is managed by the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership, [27] a statutory body established as a federal operating committee by the park enabling legislation. The partnership consists of individual members who represent a range of federal, state, city, and nonprofit agencies, including:
Ballast Point Lighthouse was a lighthouse in San Diego, California, situated on Ballast Point, a tiny peninsula extending into San Diego Bay from Point Loma. The lighthouse was torn down in 1960; the site is now on the grounds of Naval Base Point Loma. Ballast Point Lighthouse was the last lighthouse displaying a fixed light on the Pacific ...
Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge, Potagannissing Bay, Michigan, US Harbor Island, at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina , US Harbor Island, South Carolina , Beaufort County, South Carolina, US
Little Brewster Island is a rocky outer island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. It is best known as the location of Boston Light , one of only five remaining Coast Guard-staffed lighthouses in the United States , and an important navigation aid for traffic to and from the Port of Boston .
The Spanish ships San Antonio and San Carlos landed ship's boats at the site in 1769, looking for fresh water on the San Diego River, on their San Diego expedition. San Antonio arrived in San Diego Bay on April 11, 1769, and San Carlos on April 29. They came ashore on May 1, 1769, and set up a base camp on May 14.
NOAA Soundings Map of Boston Harbor; Flickr.com, Photos, January 2009. Flickr.com, Photos, November 2009. Flickr.com, Photos, February 2010. Dutton, E.P. Chart of Boston Harbor and Massachusetts Bay with Map of Adjacent Country. Archived May 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Published 1867. A good map of a proposed build-out of infrastructure ...
Rainsford Island, formerly known Hospital Island, Pest House Island, and Quarantine Island, [1] is a 11-acre (45,000 m 2) [2] island in the Boston Harbor, situated between Long Island and Peddocks Island. The island is composed of two drumlins, reaching an elevation of 49 feet (15 m) above sea level. The shoreline is predominantly rocky with a ...