San Diego Bay is a natural harbor and deepwater port in San Diego County, California, near the Mexico-US border. The bay, which is 12 miles long and 1 to 3 miles wide, is the third largest of the three large, protected natural bays on California's 840 miles of coastline, after San Francisco Bay and Humboldt Bay. The highly urbanized land adjacent to the ba…
San Diego Bay is a natural harbor and deepwater port in San Diego County, California, near the Mexico-US border. The bay, which is 12 miles long and 1 to 3 miles wide, is the third largest of the three large, protected natural bays on California's 840 miles of coastline, after San Francisco Bay and Humboldt Bay. The highly urbanized land adjacent to the bay includes the city of San Diego and four other cities: National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and Coronado. The bay is considered to be one of the premier natural harbors on the West Coast.
Location: San Diego County, California
River sources: Otay and Sweetwater Rivers; Paradise Creek
Ocean/sea sources: Pacific
Basin countries: United States
Max. length: 12 miles (19 km)
Max. width: 3 miles (5 km)
Surface area: 19 square miles (49 km²); · 12,000 acres
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