Coronado, California

Coronado is a city located in San Diego County, California. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 24,100. It is nicknamed The Crown City. It is also nicknamed The Tent City, referring to tourists' tents that once lined Coronado Beach during the summer-vacation season.

Geography

Coronado is located at 32°40'41" North, 117°10'21" West (32.678190, -117.172581){{GR|1}}.

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 84.6 km² (32.7 mi²). 20.0 km² (7.7 mi²) of it is land and 64.6 km² (24.9 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 76.36% water.

Related Topics:
United States Census Bureau - Km² - Mi²

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Coronado is a peninsula ("almost-island") connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land called the Silver Strand (or, locally, The Strand.) Locals refer to it as The Island. Originally Coronado was separated from North Island by a shallow channel called the Spanish Bight. The development of North Island by the U.S. Navy prior to World War II led to the filling of the Bight, combining the land areas into a single body. The Navy still operates the Naval Air Station, North Island (NASNI) on Coronado.

Related Topics:
Peninsula - U.S. Navy

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In 1969 the San Diego-Coronado Bridge was opened, allowing much faster transit between the cities than bay ferries or driving via California Highway 75 along the Silver Strand.

Related Topics:
1969 - San Diego-Coronado Bridge - Ferries - California Highway 75

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