Carquinez Strait

The Carquinez Strait is a narrow tidal strait located in the Bay Area of , United States. It is part of the tidal estuary of the and the San Joaquin rivers as they drain into the .
Wikipedia
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  • Strait
  • …lies at an elevation of -13 feet (-4 metres)
  • Description: tidal strait in northern California
  • Also known as
    “Boca Del Puerto Dulce”
    “Carquines Strait”
    “Estrecho de Karquines”
    “Estrecho de las Karquines”
    “Estrecho De Los Karquines”
    “Karquenas Strait”
    “Karquines Strait”
    “Strait of Carquennes”
    “Straits of Caquines”
    “Straits of Carquines”
    “Straits of Carquinos”
    “Straits of Kaquines”
    “Straits of Karquin”
    “Straits of Karquines”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carquinez Bridge and Benicia Capitol State Historic Park.

Bridge
Photo: Doug Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a pair of parallel bridges…

Park
Photo: Epolk, Public domain.
is a state park in , United States.

School
is a public high school…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eckley and Port Costa.

Hamlet
Photo: Drew Jacksich, CC BY 2.0.
is an area in , , United States.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a small town and census-designated place…

Village
Photo: Federico Pizano, CC BY 3.0.
is a census-designated place…

Carquinez Strait

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Latitude
38.0493° or 38° 2′ 58″ north
Longitude
-122.19557° or 122° 11′ 44″ west
Open location code
84CV2RX3+PQ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 668010391
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­strait
Geo­Names ID
5334448
Wiki­data ID
Q1044843

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Ukrainian—“Carquinez Strait” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Carquinez-Stroß”
  • Cebuano: “Carquinez Strait”
  • Chinese: “卡基尼斯海峡”
  • Chinese: “卡奇尼茲海峽”
  • Chinese: “卡奎內茲海峽”
  • Chinese: “卡奎内兹海峡”
  • Czech: “Carquinez Strait”
  • Czech: “Úžina Carquinez”
  • Dutch: “Carquinez Strait”
  • Dutch: “Straat van Carquinez”
  • Esperanto: “Markolo Carquinez”
  • Finnish: “Carquinezinsalmi”
  • French: “Carquinez Strait”
  • French: “Détroit de Carquinez”
  • Galician: “Estreito de Carquinez”
  • German: “Carquinez-Straße”
  • Indonesian: “Selat Carquinez”
  • Italian: “Stretto Carquinez”
  • Italian: “Stretto di Carquinez”
  • Japanese: “カーキネス海峡”
  • Japanese: “カルキネス海峡”
  • Korean: “카르퀴네즈 해협”
  • Persian: “تنگه کارکوئینز”
  • Portuguese: “Estreito de Carquinez”
  • Slovenian: “Carquinez Strait”
  • Slovenian: “Carquinezov preliv”
  • Spanish: “Estrecho de Carquinez”
  • Ukrainian: “Каркінез (протока)”
  • Ukrainian: “Каркінез”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Crolona Heights and Sogorea Te.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Southern Pacific Ferry Terminal and Port Costa Community Garden.

Solano County: Highlights

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