Monterey Bay

Summary

Monterey Bay is a bay^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (896 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Monterey Bay is in the country of United States^[3].
• Monterey Bay is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[4].
• Monterey Bay's instance of is recorded as bay^[5].
• Monterey Bay's inflows is recorded as Salinas River^[6].
• Monterey Bay's inflows is recorded as Pajaro River^[7].
• Monterey Bay's inflows is recorded as Aptos Creek^[8].
• Monterey Bay's Commons category is recorded as Monterey Bay^[9].
• Monterey Bay's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.8, 'lon': -121.9}^[10].
• Monterey Bay's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Central Coast^[11].
• Monterey Bay's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Monterey Bay^[12].
• Monterey Bay's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Monterey Bay'}^[13].

Body

Geography

Monterey Bay is in the country of United States^[3]. It is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[4].

Designation and Status

Monterey Bay's instance of is recorded as bay^[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Monterey Bay include macOS Monterey^[14], an operating system^[15], founded in 2021^[16]; Monterey County^[17], a county of California^[18], in United States^[19], founded in 1850^[20]; and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary^[21], an United States National Marine Sanctuary^[22], in United States^[23], founded in 1992^[24].

Why It Matters

Monterey Bay ranks in the top 1% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (896 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for it include macOS Monterey^[14], an operating system^[15], founded in 2021^[16]; Monterey County^[17], a county of California^[18], in United States^[19], founded in 1850^[20]; and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary^[21], an United States National Marine Sanctuary^[22], in United States^[23], founded in 1992^[24].