Alamitos Bay

Alamitos Bay

Aerial Image of Alamitos Bay

Alamitos Bay, 2015
Location Long Beach, California
Coordinates 33°44′59″N 118°07′05″W / 33.74972°N 118.11806°W / 33.74972; -118.11806Coordinates: 33°44′59″N 118°07′05″W / 33.74972°N 118.11806°W / 33.74972; -118.11806
Part of Pacific Ocean
Primary inflows Los Cerritos Channel
Ocean/sea sources Pacific Ocean
Harbor seals at Alamitos Bay, photo from an old postcard.

Alamitos Bay is an inlet on the Pacific Ocean coast of southern California, United States, between the cities of Long Beach and Seal Beach, at the outlet of the San Gabriel River.

The bay is named for the Spanish word for 'little poplars'.[1]

Geography

Alamitos Bay is protected by both the natural sand spit Peninsula and the Long Beach Breakwater. It is divided from the San Gabriel River and Seal Beach by a pair of jetties. The natural geography has been heavily altered by dredging and landfill subsequent to development.

Venues

Alimitos Bay contains Marine Stadium, created for Olympic rowing events.

Islands

Naples, a collection of three islands, is entirely within Alamitos Bay.

References

  1. ↑ Gudde, Erwin; William Bright (2004). California Place Names (Fourth ed.). University of California Press. p. 6. ISBN 0-520-24217-3.


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