Newport Bay (California)

Bay in southern California, USA

Newport Beach CA

33°36′30″N 117°54′33″W﻿ / ﻿33.60833°N 117.90917°W﻿ / 33.60833; -117.90917

Newport Bay, in Southern California, United States, is the lower bay formed along the coast below the Upper Newport Bay, after the end of the Pleistocene. It was formed by sand, brought by ocean currents from the Santa Ana River and other rivers to the north, which constructed an offshore beach, now called the Balboa Peninsula.[1] The bay was named by the Spanish Bolsa de Gengar in the 18th century, to refer to the nearby Tongva and Acjachemen village of Genga.[2] An estuary of the Santa Ana River in the late 19th century, it was dredged to form Newport Harbor, the harbor of Newport Beach.[1][3][4]

Newport Harbor Sunset

## References

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1. ^ a b USGS Map Name: Corona, CA 1899 1:125,000; Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection; California Topographic Maps from http://www.lib.utexas.edu accessed 4/25/2013
2. ^ Koerper, Henry; Mason, Roger; Peterson, Mark (2002). Catalysts to complexity : late Holocene societies of the California coast. Jon Erlandson, Terry L. Jones, Jeanne E. Arnold, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA. Los Angeles: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA. p. 64\. ISBN 978-1-938770-67-8. OCLC 745176510.
3. ^ USGS Map Name: Newport Beach (Orange County), Calif., 1932, (1927 data), 1:31,680; Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection; California Topographic Maps from http://www.lib.utexas.edu accessed 8/30/2013
4. ^ Newport Bay, California, on USGS Map Name: Newport Beach, CA, Map Center: N33° 36' 30" W117° 54' 33" from topoquest.com accessed on 4/23/2013

* U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newport Bay (California)

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Newport Beach, California

Geography|

| Neighborhoods|

* Balboa Peninsula
* Corona del Mar
* Newport Coast
* Newport Heights
* San Joaquin Hills
* Santa Ana Heights

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Islands|

* Balboa
* Bay
* Collins
* Harbor
* Lido
* Linda

Primary and secondary schools|

* Newport-Mesa Unified School District
* Newport Harbor High School
* Corona del Mar High School
* Sage Hill School

Colleges and universities|

* Coastline Community College
* St. Francis School of Law

Culture|

* Catalina Flyer
* Daily Pilot
* Millennial Choirs & Orchestras
* Newport Beach Film Festival
* Newport Beach Wooden Boat Festival
* The Wedge

Religion|

* Newport Beach California Temple
* St. James Anglican Church

Parks|

* Corona del Mar State Beach
* Crystal Cove State Park
* State Marine Conservation Area
* Newport Bay
* Back Bay
* Upper Newport Bay
* State Marine Conservation Area

Other landmarks|

* Balboa Bay Resort
* Balboa Fun Zone
* Balboa Inn
* Balboa Pavilion
* Balboa Pier
* Balboa Theater
* The Crab Cooker
* Dory Fish Market
* Fashion Island
* Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory
* Lido Theater
* Lovell Beach House
* Newport Pier
* San Diego Creek
* San Joaquin Hills
* Sherman Library and Gardens

History|

* Outline
* Genga
* McFadden Wharf
* Moyongna
* Murder of Thomas and Jackie Hawks
* Rancho San Joaquin

People|

* List of people

Authority control databases |

* NARA

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