Francis Drake
Francis Drake is a monument in Marin County, California. Francis Drake is situated near Chimney Rock Trailhead, as well as near Historic Lifeboat Station Pier.- Monument
- …is inscribed with “On June 17, 1579 Francis Drake landed on these shores and took possession of the country calling it Nova Albion.”
- Category: historic site
- Location
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Latitude
37.99516° or 37° 59′ 43″ north
Longitude
-122.97744° or 122° 58′ 39″ west
Open location code
849VX2WF+32
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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