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Island in California
Jakes Island
Aerial image of an island.USGS aerial imagery of Jakes Island
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Geography
LocationNorthern California
Coordinates38°00′47″N 122°29′20″W / 38.01306°N 122.48889°W / 38.01306; -122.48889 (Jakes Island)
Adjacent toSan Francisco Bay
Highest elevation52 ft (15.8 m)
Administration
United States
State California
CountyMarin

Jakes Island is an island in San Francisco Bay. It is in Marin County, California. Its coordinates are 38°00′47″N 122°29′20″W / 38.01306°N 122.48889°W / 38.01306; -122.48889 (Jakes Island), and the United States Geological Survey gives its elevation as 52 ft (16 m). Egrets can be seen there.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jakes Island
  2. United States Geological Survey (2015). "Petaluma Point Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
  3. "Egret watching". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1995-09-01. p. 66.
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