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Bird Island
Geography
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Location	Northern California
Coordinates	37°33′04″N 122°14′13″W / 37.55111°N 122.23694°W / 37.55111; -122.23694 (Bird Island)^[1]
Adjacent to	San Francisco Bay
Highest elevation	7 ft (2.1 m)^[1]
Administration
United States
State	California
County	San Mateo

Bird Island is an island in San Francisco Bay. It is in San Mateo County, California.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] Its coordinates are 37°33′04″N 122°14′13″W / 37.55111°N 122.23694°W / 37.55111; -122.23694 (Bird Island)^[1], and the United States Geological Survey gave its elevation as 7 ft (2.1 m) in 1998.^[1] It appears on a 2012 USGS map of the area.^[9]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bird Island
^ "City Waterfront Under State Ban". The Enterprise and the South San Francisco Journal. South San Francisco, California. 1934-01-19. p. 2.
^ "R. C. Council Backs Wildlife Refuge". The Times. San Mateo, California. 1969-06-18. p. 9.
^ "Don't Call It a "Wasteland"". The Times. San Mateo, California. 1971-01-30. p. 29.
^ "Wildlife Refuge Study Slated". The Times. San Mateo, California. 1974-03-15. p. 44.
^ "Slough Dredging Study Out". The Times. San Mateo, California. 1975-05-02. p. 31.
^ "Belmont Slough Dredging Wins Army's OK". The Times. San Mateo, California. 1975-05-06. p. 32.
^ "City and Swamp Can Coexist". The Times. San Mateo, California. 1977-08-06. p. 36.
^ United States Geological Survey (2012). "Redwood Point Quadrangle, California" (Map). United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. 1:24000.

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