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Yerba Buena Island

Yerba Buena Island sits in within the borders of the City and County of San Francisco. The runs through its center and connects the western and eastern spans of the , linking the city with . is connected by a causeway to Yerba Buena Island.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: island in San Francisco, California, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Ghote Island”, “Goat Island”, “Isla De Alcatraces”, “Isla Del Carmen”, “La Ysla De La Yerba Buena”, “Sea Bird Island”, “Wood Island”, and “Yerba Buena”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Yerba Buena Tunnel and Yerba Buena Light.

Tunnel
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The , also known as the Yerba Buena Island Tunnel, is a highway tunnel in San Francisco, California. It is the part of complex that crosses Yerba Buena Island.

Lighthouse
Yerba Buena Lighthouse is a lighthouse in , , in the on Yerba Buena Island, …

Military installation
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is a military installation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Financial District and Telegraph Hill.

Quarter
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The is a neighborhood in , California, United States, that serves as its main central business district and had 372,829 jobs according to U.S. census tracts as of 2012–2016.

Neighborhood
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is a hill and surrounding neighborhood in , California. It is one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". The iconic stands at the apex of .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in , . It is one of San Francisco's many hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills". The relatively compact neighborhood is bounded by Folsom Street to the north, the Embarcadero to the east, Bryant Street on the south, and Essex Street to the west.

Yerba Buena Island

Latitude
37.8112° or 37° 48′ 40″ north
Longitude
-122.36588° or 122° 21′ 57″ west
Population
210
Elevation
322 feet (98 metres)
Open location code
849VRJ6M+FJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 26767311
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
5410862
Wiki­data ID
Q768669
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Yerba Buena Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Yerba Buena uhartea”
  • Belarusian: “Ерба Буэна”
  • Belarusian: “Ерба-Буэна”
  • Bulgarian: “Йерба Буена”
  • Cebuano: “Yerba Buena Island”
  • Chinese: “耶巴布宜納島”
  • Chinese: “芳草地岛”
  • Chinese: “芳草地島”
  • Chinese: “芳草岛”
  • Chinese: “芳草島”
  • Czech: “Ostrov Yerba Buena”
  • Czech: “Yerba Buena”
  • Dutch: “Yerba Buena Island”
  • Estonian: “Yerba Buena saar”
  • Estonian: “Yerba Buena”
  • French: “Île de Yerba Buena”
  • French: “Yerba Buena Island”
  • German: “Yerba Buena Island”
  • German: “Yerba-Buena-Insel”
  • Japanese: “イェルバ・ブエナ島”
  • Japanese: “エルバ・ブエナ島”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Yerba Buena Island”
  • Norwegian: “Yerba Buena Island”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha de Yerba Buena”
  • Russian: “Йерба-Буэна”
  • Slovenian: “Yerba Buena Island”
  • South Azerbaijani: “یربا بونا ایسلند”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Yerba Buena”
  • Spanish: “Yerba Buena Island”
  • Swedish: “Yerba Buena Island”
  • Thai: “เกาะเยอร์บาบเวนา”
  • Turkish: “Yerba Buena Island”
  • Urdu: “یربا بینا اسلنڈ”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hilltop East and The Rocks Dog Park.

San Francisco: Must-Visit Destinations

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