San Diego Bay

Water type: Bay
Connection to the ocean: Pacific Ocean
Continent: North America
Climate: Subtropical

San Diego Bay is a natural harbor and deepwater port in San Diego County, California, near the Mexico–United States border. The bay, which is 19 km long and 1.6 to 4.8 km wide, is the third largest of the three large, protected natural bays on Californias 1,350 km of coastline, after San Francisco Bay and Humboldt Bay. The highly urbanized land adjacent to the bay includes the city of San Diego and four other cities: National City, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach and Coronado. The bay is considered to be one of the premier natural harbors on the West Coast.