Coronado is a resort city located in San Diego County, California, USA, across the San Diego Bay from downtown San Diego. The explorer Sebastian Vizcaino gave Coronado its name and drew its first map in 1602. Its name is derived from the four off-shore islands, Los Guatro Martires Coronados. Three ships of the United States Navy have been named after the city, including USS Coronada.
About Coronado, California in brief
Coronado is a resort city located in San Diego County, California, USA, across the San Diego Bay from downtown San Diego. It was founded in the 1880s and incorporated in 1890. The explorer Sebastian Vizcaino gave Coronado its name and drew its first map in 1602. Its name is derived from the four off-shore islands, Los Guatro Martires Coronados. Three ships of the United States Navy have been named after the city, including USS Coronada. The city has a total area of 32.7 square miles ; 20.5 km2 of the city is land and 24. 7 square miles of it is water. The 2010 United States Census reported that the city had a population of 24,697; up from 24,100 at the 2000 census. It is a semi-arid climate system, according to the Köppen climate classification system. It has a high level of humidity and a low level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The town is located on a peninsula and is connected to the mainland by a thin strip of land called the Silver Strand. On the southern side of the town is Naval Amphibious Base Coronada, a training center for Navy SEALs and Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen.
It also has a golf course and most of the Coronardo Cays. In the 1910s, Cor onado had streetcars running on Orange Avenue. These streetcars became a fixture of the the city until their retirement in 1939. On New Year’s Day 1937, during the Great Depression, the gambling ship SS Monte Carlo, known for \”drinks, dice, and dolls,\” was shipwrecked on the beach about a quarter mile south of the Hotel del Coronados. The development of North Island by the U.S. Navy prior to and during World War II led to the filling of the bight by July 1944, combining the land areas into a single body. The Navy still operates Naval Air Station North Island on Coronido. In 1969, the San Diego–Coronad Bridge was opened, allowing much faster transit between the cities than bay ferries or driving via State Route 75 along the SilverStrand. The bridge is made up of five lanes, one of which is controlled by a moveable barrier that allows for better traffic during rush hours.
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