Geographic location
Almost all of the western California is a bay of land surrounded by land. It is formed from a river that is not in the sea. The Pacific Ocean is passed through the Golden Gate. 97 km (60 miles), 5 to 19 km wide (3 ~ 12 miles), one of the best natural harbor in the world. There are several islands in the Bay, surrounded by large cities such as San Francisco, Auckland and a small town in the Bay Area Express Transportation System.
Exhibition Project
San Francisco Bay and Delta model
San Francisco Bay and Delta model is a mountainside, a seashore, California, is located Sakarito, Malin County, Jinmen Bridge, San Francisco.
It is necessary to experience all kinds of style of the San Francisco Bay, please drive through orange bridge, so that you can enjoy the bay. Then pass the picturesque Sosaryo to the north, follow the direction of the "Bay Model" road sign indicated, and come to a brown tall building located on the Bay of Richase. The San Francisco Bay and the Delta tidal hydraulic model are in this building.
This model is created by the US Army Trade Bureau in 1956, which is used as a natural laboratory to test the impact on the transformation and development of the bay and Delta. The model is a stereo device that can be active. The building is on the 286 cement plate. Each cement panel area is 3.6 square meters, which is 5 tons, which is used to explain the question and assumptions from all aspects of
. Such as freshwater flow, salt water invasion, agricultural drainage and water-proof engineering, oil leakage or pollution, construction of seawall and construction new bridges. Another function of the
model is the attached bay model visit center, with various exhibits, gallery, overpass, so that visitors can both the body of the model, but also to watch several unique special features in detail. Place.
Most tourists first visit the "Life". "Life" consists of a series of square etched glasses, using huge photos and adds descriptions, explores the evolution of water on earth and life. Then it is a 10-minute geographic orientation photo "Bay Tour", which is the original image of the bay depicted with a computer.
Subsequently, the tourists boarded the high place by the dim, overlooking the reality of the actual total area of about 900 square kilometers, the shrinking model of the river, the ocean and the highlands; the foot is San Francisco Bay from south North three connected bays - South Bay, Zhongwan and the Bay of Bay, and Golden Gate Bridge; Right is a narrow Karnis Strait, Sacrateo River and Sanhua Golden River river flow through the card Nice Strait, behind the Strait and Hou Song Bay formed a delta and labyrinth river, swamp and island. In the wide river, freshwater is close to the bay, mix with the bay's salt water together, flow into the Pacific.
When the tidal hydraulic model is in the "moist" state, it operates like the tide. It is equivalent to a 14.9 minute period for a 24 hour 50 minutes. The depth of the bay is less than 9 meters in the 85%, but it is below the Golden Gate Strait, which suddenly falls, reaching 116 meters.
Other exhibition items
There are also some other exhibition items:
"Fishing boat stone and fish eggs" is a block Ship-shaped recorded wall, showing the bay herring farm.
"Working Forces in the Studio" showcase transfers and their protective wetlands, controlling flood, controls natural disasters, and ensuring the navigation of navigation channels. Other exhibits also introduced different animal accomplum in the bay and animals inhabiting there.
"Marin Boat" (1942-1945) shows the important shipbuilding facilities during the Second World War. The facility is used to cover an area of 0.8 hectares, a wooden building of the bay model, as well as other buildings. The Marin shipyard has built 93 "freedom" and oil boats.
In addition, the model also has a gallery and bookstore, and the corridor is exhibited in the local artist's oil painting and photographic work, and 2 fish ponds, 1 is salt water, and the other is freshwater. of.
The book in the bookstore, the theme is all marine life, navigation history, sail, seabird, aquatic ecosystem, etc.
Out of the bay model building, visitors boarded the terminal to visit. The dock is the mother-in-law of the "Spring Wolf", "Naruto" and "Grizzlies" ship. These three ships are responsible for salvage the wrecks floating in the bay. On a barge, the 1915-built steam sailboat "Weberma" has been taken from the Pacific Coast, and carries the wood.
In the edge of the Sanjin Mountain Bay, extended the steep but green trees in Saario, along the coastline, a speedboat, a boat-stop, a yacht parking area and a shop, restaurant Many speedboats are often moored here. Between Sosali, between San Francisco and Tiberon, ferrupers are for tourists. The Sapali Pier is close to the city of the city, and most attractions can reach the walk or cycling.
Sosali's Golden Gate National Entertainment District also has a marine mammalian center. It is one of the world's largest wild animal hospitals. Trained professionals have a variety of marine mammals that have lost their parents, sick, injured or killed, including seals, sea lions, whales, dolphins and otters, and reach hundreds of heads. Back in the sea.