Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve is a natural reserve in Imperial Beach, California, and San Ysidro, San Diego. It encompasses the Tijuana River Estuary, located on the Mexico–United States border.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: natural reserve in Imperial Beach, California and San Ysidro, San Diego
- Also known as: “Tijuana River National Estuarine Sanctuary”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Friendship Park and Bullring by the Sea.
Friendship Park
Fountain
Photo: RightCowLeftCoast, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Friendship Park is a binational park located along the United States-Mexico border in the San Diego–Tijuana region. Located within the larger Border Field State Park in California's San Diego County, the half-acre park includes the border fence dividing the two countries, where residents of both countries can meet in person.
Bullring by the Sea
Stadium
Photo: Philkon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Plaza Monumental de Tijuana, and popularly known in English as the Bullring by the Sea, is a bullring in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. Its opening was held on June 26, 1960.
Initial Point of Boundary Between U.S. and Mexico
Geographical marker
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Initial Point of Boundary Between U.S. and Mexico is the westernmost boundary marker on the international boundary between the United States and Mexico and as such has since its erection marked the southwestern corner of the Continental United States.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Imperial Beach and Egger Highlands.
Imperial Beach
Photo: Kotoviski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Imperial Beach is a beach city in San Diego County, California, United States, with a population of 26,137 as of the 2020 census. It is in the South Bay area of San Diego County, 14.1 miles south of downtown San Diego and 5 miles northwest of downtown Tijuana, Mexico.
Egger Highlands
Neighborhood
Egger Highlands is a residential neighborhood in the southern section of downtown San Diego, California. It neighbors Palm City and Nestor to the east, San Diego Bay to the north, Imperial Beach to the southwest and Chula Vista to the northeast.
Tijuana River Valley
Suburb
The Tijuana River Valley is a rural community in the southern section of San Diego, California. It neighbors Imperial Beach to the north and west, Egger Highlands and Nestor to the north, San Ysidro to the east, and the Mexico–United States border to the south.
Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve
Latitude
32.55561° or 32° 33′ 20″ northLongitude
-117.12281° or 117° 7′ 22″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Operator
NOAAOpen location code
8544HV4G+6VOpenStreetMap ID
node 358821910OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
5402621Wikidata ID
Q7801842
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve”
- Spanish: “Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve”
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