Bodega Harbor | |
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Bodega Harbor
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Location | Bodega Bay, Sonoma County |
Official name: Bodega Bay and Harbor | |
Designated | November 3, 1969 |
Reference no. | 833 |
Bodega Harbor is a small shallow natural harbor on the Pacific coast of northern California in the United States, approximately 40 mi (64 km) northwest of San Francisco. The harbor is approximately 2 square miles (5 square km) in area.
The harbor is in Sonoma County at 38°19′25″N 123°02′52″W / 38.32361°N 123.04778°WCoordinates: 38°19′25″N 123°02′52″W / 38.32361°N 123.04778°W, on the eastern side of Bodega Head and is protected from the main part of Bodega Bay to the south by a narrow sandy spit of land. The village of Bodega Bay sits along the eastern side of the harbor. Geologically, the harbor is formed by a depression of the San Andreas Fault.