Seal Islands
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Seal Islands are a pair of islands in Suisun Bay
at the mouth of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Contra Costa County, California
, 10 km east of Benicia
, and 500 metres off-shore from the former Concord Naval Weapons Station
and Port Chicago Naval Magazine.
Suisun Bay
Suisun Bay is a shallow tidal estuary at in northern California, USA. It lies at the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, forming the entrance to the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, an inverted river delta...
at the mouth of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Contra Costa County, California
Contra Costa County, California
Contra Costa County is a primarily suburban county in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 1,049,025...
, 10 km east of Benicia
Benicia, California
Benicia is a waterside city in Solano County, California, United States. It was the first city in California to be founded by Anglo-Americans, and served as the state capital for nearly thirteen months from 1853 to 1854. The population was 26,997 at the 2010 census. The city is located in the San...
, and 500 metres off-shore from the former Concord Naval Weapons Station
Concord Naval Weapons Station
Concord Naval Weapons Station was a military base established in 1942 north of the city of Concord, California at the shore of the Sacramento River where it widens into Suisun Bay. The station functioned as a World War II armament storage depot, supplying ships at Port Chicago...
and Port Chicago Naval Magazine.