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Drakes Bay
Bay
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Pacific Ocean
near
Inverness
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CA
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Drakes Bay is a 4 miles wide bay named so by U.S. surveyor George Davidson in 1875 along the Point Reyes National Seashore on the coast of northern California in the United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) northwest of San Francisco at approximately 38 degrees north latitude. The bay is approximately 8 miles (13 km) wide. It is formed on the lee side of the coastal current by Point Reyes. The portions of the bay related to Francis Drake's 1579 visit, Sebastião Rodrigues Soromenho's 1595 visit and their interactions with the Coast Miwok were designated as the Drakes Bay Historic and Archaeological District, a National Historic Landmark, on October 17, 2012. The bay is fed by Drake's Estero, an expansive estuary on the Point Reyes peninsula. The estuary is protected by Estero de…
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Nearby Waterbodies
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Abbotts Lagoon
Lagoon
in
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
,
Coast Ranges
near
Inverness
,
CA
Pelican Lake
Lake
in
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
near
Bolinas
,
CA
Drakes Estero
Bay
in
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
near
Inverness
,
CA
Home Bay
Bay
in
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
,
Coast Ranges
near
Inverness
,
CA
Schooner Bay
Bay
in
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
,
Coast Ranges
near
Inverness
,
CA
Wildcat Lake
Lake
in
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
near
Lagunitas-Forest Knolls
,
CA
Barries Bay
Bay
in
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
near
Inverness
,
CA
Creamery Bay
Bay
in
Pt. Reyes National Seashore
near
Inverness
,
CA
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