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San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge Aerial view of the Golden Gate Bridge stretching across the bay toward hills in San Francisco, California, with cars visible on the bridge and water below. Map showing the location of the Golden Gate strait on the northern California coast, with the strait labeled in orange near San Francisco. The map highlights California and its neighboring states, as well as the Pacific Ocean, with a small inset globe marking the region's position in North America.
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Golden Gate

strait, California, United States
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Golden Gate, strait, in California, western coastal U.S., connecting San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean and separating San Francisco from Marin County. An ancient river mouth, it is about 3 miles (5 km) long, from 1 to 3 miles wide, and 300 feet (90 metres) deep and serves as the ocean gateway to the port cities of the bay and the Sacramento–San Joaquin river system. The strait, now spanned by the Golden Gate Bridge,...

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