San Francisco Bay
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Summary
San Francisco Bay is a bay[1]. It ranks in the top 0.57% of bay entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,110 views/month, #8 of 1,398).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: California[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Inflows: Sacramento River[5], San Joaquin River[6], Adobe Creek[7], Alameda Creek[8], Cerrito Creek[9], Codornices Creek[10], Colma Creek[11], Larkspur Creek[12], San Leandro Creek[13], San Lorenzo Creek[14], San Mateo Creek[15], Strawberry Creek[16]
- Commons category: San Francisco Bay[17]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Pacific Ocean[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:San Francisco Bay[19]
- Commons gallery: San Francisco Bay[20]
- Described by source: The American Cyclopædia[21], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[22], New International Encyclopedia[23], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[24]
- Topic has template: Q25943247[25]
- Heritage designation: Ramsar site[26]
- Native label: San Francisco Bay[27]
- Connects with: Golden Gate[28]
- Vertical depth: 10 m[29]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject California[30], WikiProject San Francisco Bay Area[31], WikiProject Oceans[32]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of San Francisco Bay[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for San Francisco Bay include San Francisco Bay Area[34], a metropolitan area[35], in United States[36]; San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge[37], a double-decker bridge[38], in United States[39], founded in 1933[40]; and Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport[41], an international airport[42], in United States[43], founded in 1927[44].
Why It Matters
San Francisco Bay has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for it include San Francisco Bay Area[34], a metropolitan area[35], in United States[36]; San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge[37], a double-decker bridge[38], in United States[39], founded in 1933[40]; and Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport[41], an international airport[42], in United States[43], founded in 1927[44].