List of islands of San Francisco Bay

List of islands of San Francisco Bay

There are many islands in San Francisco Bay. This list includes:

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* Alameda Island
* Alcatraz Island
* Angel Island
* Bair Island
* Ballena Bay, a very small island off the coast of western Alameda
* Bird Island, a very small island adjacent to Brooks Island.
* Brooks Island
* Brother Islands
* Castro Rocks, rocks under the Richmond-San Rafael bridge
** East Brother Island
** West Brother Island
* Coast Guard Island, in the Oakland Estuary between Alameda Island and Oakland.
* Marin Islands,
** East Marin Island
** West Marin Island
* Red Rock Island
* Treasure Island
* Whitell Rocks, very small rocks south of the Brothers Islands in Richmond.
* Yerba Buena Island

Not islands:
* Bay Farm Island, part of the City of Alameda, between Alameda Island and Oakland International Airport. This is now a peninsula, connected to the mainland by landfill.
* Belvedere Island, part of the city of Belvedere, has been connected to the mainland.

Not in San Francisco Bay:
* Mare Island is actually a peninsula and in San Pablo Bay, not San Francisco Bay.
* Rat Rock, A very small island just off the coast of Marin County in San Pablo Bay.
* The Sisters Islands in San Pablo Bay

Note that there are other places on the Bay with "island" in their title. These are actually estuaries:Fact|date=September 2007
*Brewer Island, Knight Island, Little Island, Russ Island, Skaggs Island, Tubbs Island

ee also

*Farallon Islands
*San Francisco Bay Area
*Sacramento River Delta

External links

* [http://www.islandsofsfbay.com The Islands of San Francisco Bay - Book] 48 Islands | History & Ecology James A. Martin & Michael T. Lee, "Down Window Press"


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