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Mare Island (Spanish: Isla de la Yegua) is a peninsula in the United States in the city of Vallejo, California, about 23 miles (37 km) northeast of San Francisco.The Napa River forms its eastern side as it enters the Carquinez Strait juncture with the east side of San Pablo Bay.
The Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINSY or MINS) was the first United States Navy base established on the Pacific Ocean [4] and was in service 142 years from 1854 to 1996. [5] It is located on Mare Island , 23 miles (37 km) northeast of San Francisco , in Vallejo, California .
The island is 42 km (26 mi) long and 16 to 33 km (10 to 20 miles) wide. It lies northeast of Grande Terre , New Caledonia's mainland. Like its neighbor to the north Lifou , Maré is a raised coral atoll , a former atoll that has been lifted about 120 meters.
The Mare Island San Pablo Bay Trail is a walking trail on Mare Island in Vallejo, California. [1] [2] [3] It runs along the west side of Mare Island, near San Pablo Bay. It has views of the bay and mountains, including Mount Diablo and Mount Tamalpais. [3] [4] [5] The trail encircles a U. S. Navy Base Realignment and Closure Investigation Area.
St. Peter's Chapel, Mare Island (locally, St. Peter's Chapel) is an historic church building located on Walnut near Cedar Avenues, Vallejo, Solano County, California, in the historic core of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
Mare (called Pottebackers by the Dutch) is a small volcanic island to the west of Halmahera island, Indonesia.Measuring 2 km by 3 km, the island covers a land area of 6.09 km 2, and is part of the volcanic arc chain of stratovolcanoes what lie off the west coast of Halmhera, from Hiri in the north to Makian in the south. [1]
The archipelago consists of six inhabited islands – Lifou Island, Maré Island, Tiga Island, Ouvéa Island, Mouli Island, and Faiava Island – and several smaller uninhabited islands and islets. Their combined land area is 1,981 km 2 (765 sq mi). The highest elevation is at 138 m (453 ft) above sea level on Maré Island.
Matthew Daniel Muller (born March 27, 1977) is an American kidnapper, former immigration attorney, and Marine veteran. He is known for carrying out the kidnapping in Vallejo, California, referred to in the media as the ”Gone Girl” kidnapping, as later depicted in the Netflix docuseries American Nightmare.