San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay (pronunciation: /ˌsæn frənˈsɪskoʊ/) is a shallow estuary in the U.S. state of California. It is surrounded by a contiguous region known as the San Francisco Bay Area (often simply "the Bay Area"), and is dominated by the large cities of San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland.
Etymology
The name "San Francisco" was given in 1775 by Spanish explorer Juan Manuel de Ayala, who charted the bay and named it after Saint Francis of Assisi (San Francisco de Asís in Spanish).
Related Terms
- Estuary: A partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.
- San Francisco Bay Area: The region surrounding the San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bay estuaries in Northern California.
- San Jose: The largest city in the Bay Area by both population and area.
- San Francisco: The cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.
- Oakland: The largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California.
- Juan Manuel de Ayala: The first European to sail into the San Francisco Bay.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on San Francisco Bay
- Wikipedia's article - San Francisco Bay
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