Gulf of the Farallones is a gulf of the Pacific Ocean off of the San Francisco, California coast. [ [http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=37.82893&lon=-122.53841&datum=nad83&u=4&layer=DRG&size=l&s=1000 USGS] , 09-18-07]
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