This list of islands of

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is organized into sections, generally arranged from north to south. The islands within each section are listed in alphabetical order. The

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(GNIS) lists 527 named islands in the state.

Humboldt County

Offshore

Humboldt Bay

All three islands in Humboldt Bay are located in the narrow midsection of the bay. This portion of the bay is located within the City of

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entirely within Humboldt County.

Northern California

San Francisco Bay Area

Other islands of the

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Farallon Islands

The Farallon Islands are a group of rugged small islands over offshore from the mainland of the City and County of

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, which they are also formally within. They consist of over twenty small islets divided into north, south and middle sections, as well as a major

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, Fanny Shoal. The surrounding waters were once used as a disposal site for

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Suisun Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin River delta

Suisun Bay

Suisun Bay is an arm of the San Francisco Bay estuary which connects the

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and San Joaquin rivers to the

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Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta

The Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is an inverted delta at the juncture of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers. There are about 57 named islands in the Delta.

Channel Islands

The

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are a group of eight main islands and several minor islands in the

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off the coast of Santa Barbara,

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, and Ventura counties in

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. The four northern islands are protected in

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, while two are used by the

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. These Islands are part of the Greater Los Angeles Area.

Greater Los Angeles Area

The

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is an urban area on the Pacific coast of southern California.

Newport Bay

The bay associated with Newport Harbor and the city of Newport Beach, California.

Lake islands

River islands

Miscellaneous

References

External links

California Department of Water Resources.ca.gov: Delta Waterways
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