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San Francisco

San Francisco. Location. On the West Coast In California Latitude- 37° 47' Longitude- 122° 26‘. Geographic Features. San Francisco Bay Mountains Hills. Climate. Average Daily Temperature- January,51.1°; July 59.1° Latitude- 37° 47‘ Altitude- Highest, 925ft; Lowest, sea level

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San Francisco

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  1. San Francisco

  2. Location • On the West Coast • In California • Latitude- 37° 47' • Longitude- 122° 26‘

  3. Geographic Features • San Francisco Bay • Mountains • Hills

  4. Climate • Average Daily Temperature- January,51.1°; July 59.1° • Latitude- 37° 47‘ • Altitude- Highest, 925ft; Lowest, sea level • Distance from Large Bodies of Water-betweenthe Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay • Ocean Currents- California Current

  5. Climate • Prevailing Winds-from the West • Presence of a Mountain-mountains North and South and small mountains to the East

  6. Population • In 2000-776,733 • 2005 Estimate-739,426

  7. History • A Franciscan father was sailing with Sebastián Rodríguez Cermeño named a bay San Francisco on November 7, 1595. the Spanish established a military post and an Franciscan mission on the end of the beautiful peninsula. A little town was founded around the mission. The town was taken over by the United States. It was renamed San Francisco in 1847 and became a city in 1850. • When gold was discovered in California in 1848, the city's population jumped to 10,000. • San Francisco experienced the nation's most destructive earthquake in 1906, and fire followed, almost destroying the entire city! San Francisco was then rebuilt and grew quickly as a leading center for transportation, industry, and culture. • The American explorer and soldier John C. Frémont, named the entrance to San Francisco Bay the Golden Gate, and the famous Golden Gate Bridge was dedicated in May 1937.

  8. Places of Interest • The Embarcadero, with docks, ships, and the restored Ferry Building • Fisherman's Wharf, with seafood restaurants and the center of the city’s seafood industry • China Town, with Asian architecture, tearooms, temples, and one of the largest communities of Chinese in the U.S. • Telegraph Hill, Russian Hill, and Nob Hill, the home of millionaires • Mission Dolores, and many old mansions built by railroad and mining kings • The Civic Center, with a Renaissance-style city hall, a modern public library completed in 1996, and the municipally owned opera house • The Presidio, formerly the largest military encampment in an American city, it is now part of the national park system, and was headquarters of the Sixth Army and is the site of a national cemetery

  9. Interesting Facts • Fourth largest city in California • It has almost 30% of the worldwide biotechnology workforce and 360 biotech firms

  10. That's San Francisco!

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