San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dominated by the cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland.
Aerial panorama of the northern Bay, the Bay Bridge, Golden Gate, and Marin Headlands on a clear morning. November 2014 photo by Doc Searls.
Panorama of San Francisco Bay, and the city skyline seen from Marin County in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area
Population density and low-elevation coastal zones in San Francisco Bay (2010). San Francisco Bay is especially vulnerable to sea level rise.
San Francisco Bay shoreline tablet
The San Francisco Bay Area is the cultural and economic center of Northern California. The region surrounds and includes San Francisco Bay, and is anchored by the cities of Oakland, San Francisco, and
San Francisco Bay
…San Francisco Bay is a large tidal estuary in the U.S. state of California, and gives its name to the San Francisco Bay Area. It is dominated by the cities of San Francisco, San Jose, and Oakland. San Francisco Bay drains water from approximately 40 percent of California…
Golden Gate Bridge at Purple sunset
OAKLAND, CA, USA Skyline and Bridge
Chimney Rock Trail Point Reyes December 2016 panorama 1
Autumn in Napa Valley vineyards