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San Francisco is on a peninsula and is surrounded by the San Francisco Bay, and the Pacific Ocean.
The biggest city in the bay area is San Francisco, California. San Francisco is located within the bay of the pacific ocean, and is surrounded by Oakland California.
The Pacific Ocean, San Francisco Bay, and the Sacramento River are all bodies of water that are near Oakland, California.
An "island" is a piece of land surrounded by a body of water. New York City's borough of Manhattan is an "island", as it is COMPLETELY surrounded by water. A "peninsula" is land surrounded by water on THREE sides, such as the State of Florida. San Francisco, CA is a "peninsula" and thus is bordered by water on three sides: the Pacific Ocean to it's West; the Pacific Ocean/San Francisco Bay Channel to it's North (the Ocean and the Bay are separated by the famous Golden Gate Bridge overhead); and The San Francisco Bay to it's East (the Bay Bridge connects San Francisco, CA to Oakland, CA on this side of it's waters). Land borders San Francisco's South side, specifically Daly City, CA.
It does not span a river but spans the North American strait that connects San Francisco Bay to the Pacific Ocean .
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The Golden Gate Bridge is the gateway to the San Francisco Bay. It connects San Francisco to Marin County. The San Francisco Bay is connected to the Pacific Ocean.
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The San Francisco Giants park is literally right next to the San Francisco bay.
San Francisco, California, United States of America
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San Francisco is located in California midway up the Pacific coast. It is located between the San Francisco Bay and the Pacific Ocean on the tip of the San Francisco Peninsula.