Jakes Island
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[1], and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as 52 ft (16 m) in 1999.[1] It appears on a 2015 United States Geological Survey map of the area.[2] Egrets can be seen there.[3]
 USGS aerial imagery of Jakes Island | |
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Northern California |
| Coordinates | 38°00′47″N 122°29′20″W[1] |
| Adjacent bodies of water | San Francisco Bay |
| Highest elevation | 52 ft (15.8 m)[1] |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State |  California |
| County | Marin |
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jakes Island
- United States Geological Survey (2015). "Petaluma Point Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.
- "Egret watching". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 1995-09-01. p. 66.
Map: Islands of the San Francisco Bay Area | |
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(islands of Suisun Bay and the Sacramento–San Joaquin River delta) |
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