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  2. San Diego Bay - Wikipedia

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    San Diego Bay is a natural harbor and deepwater port in San Diego County, California, near the Mexico–United States border. The bay, which is 12 miles (19 km) long and 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km) wide, is the third largest of the three large, protected natural bays on California's 840 miles (1,350 km) of coastline, after San Francisco Bay ...

  3. Living Coast Discovery Center - Wikipedia

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    There are 1.5 miles of trails from the center in San Diego National Wildlife Refuge out to the shore of San Diego Bay. In addition to general public exhibits, the center hosts over 15,000 school children at their facility each year for educational field trips that focus on science and environmental programs.

  4. Spanish Landing Park - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area - Wikipedia

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    Tijuana River Mouth State Marine Conservation Area is a marine protected area that extends offshore of southern San Diego County on California's south coast. The state marine conservation area (SMCA) covers 2.91 square miles (7.5 km 2). The SMCA protects marine life by limiting the removal of marine wildlife from within its borders.

  6. List of shipwrecks of California - Wikipedia

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    A John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target off San Diego. USS Archer-Fish United States Navy: 19 October 1968 A Balao-class submarine that was sunk as a target off San Diego. USS Aspro United States Navy: 16 November 1962 A Balao-class submarine that was sunk as a target off San Diego. USS Atlanta United States Navy: 1 ...

  7. Emergency declared in San Diego as wettest January day on ...

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    SAN DIEGO — Winter storms for relatively dry San Diego are hit-or-miss, but mostly miss, so the wallop of a Pacific front Monday stunned California's second-largest city even as it was expecting ...

  8. Ballast Point Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Fort Guijarros - Wikipedia

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    "El Capitan" is located in San Diego Viejo Plaza. [4] The fort was built in 1797 as the first defensive fortifications for San Diego harbor. It commanded the entrance to San Diego Bay from a rise at the base of Ballast Point at Point Loma. In 1796 the Spanish named the point "Punta de los Guijarros", which means "point of the cobblestones". [5]