San Diego Bay

San Diego Bay is a natural harbor near San Diego, which is 19 km long and 1.6 to 4.8 kilometers wide. Are the cities of San Diego, National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and Coronado on the bay. The western border of the bay is a long and narrow strip of land, which is called the Silver beach, protected from the Pacific Ocean.

At its northern end this isthmus is so broad that of the Northern Island (North Iceland ) is mentioned, where the Naval Air Station North Iceland and the City of Coronado lie. In addition, the U.S. Navy where he runs two other facilities, the Naval Station San Diego and Naval Base Point Loma Lighthouse at Ballast Point, which is a base for nuclear submarines.

The bay is the San Diego opened in 1969 Coronado Bay Bridge spans, which has a total length of 3,407 meters.

Numerous museum ships are in the San Diego Bay. One can find among others the USS Midway ( CV-41 ), now the largest designed as a museum aircraft carrier. In addition, here is the Star of India, the oldest steel sailing ship, which is still roadworthy.

The shoal at the south end of the bay is used for the evaporation of sea water so that salt can be separated from the water.