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    The Balboa Island Car Ferry is a ferry service in Newport Beach, California. The ferry boats travel under 1,000 feet from Balboa Island to the Balboa Peninsula...
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    School The Wedge Balboa Peninsula Balboa Peninsula Balboa Island Ferry Terminal on Balboa Peninsula Balboa Island Ferry Terminal on Balboa Peninsula The...
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    Balboa Island is a harborside community in Newport Beach, California, accessible to the public via bridge, ferry and several public docks. The community...
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    it is used mostly for recreation. Balboa Island draws visitors with a waterfront path and easy access from the ferry to the shops and restaurants. The...
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  • Master for a short time. In 1919, he obtained the franchise for the Balboa Island Ferry which remains in the family to this day. He also served as secretary...
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  • Beek, a key force in the early development of Balboa Island and later the founder of the Balboa Island Ferry, arrived in the Newport Harbor area in around...
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    passenger ferry boat on the west coast. The Balboa Auto Ferry carries passengers and cars 900 feet (270 m) from nearby Balboa Island to the Balboa Fun Zone...
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    passenger ferry service, the Balboa Island Ferry, comprising three ferries running every five minutes, operates within Newport Harbor between Balboa Peninsula...
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    receptions and conferences. Balboa Fun Zone (Est. 1936). Rides, food, shops, merry-go-round, and Ferris wheel. Balboa Island Ferry (Est. 1919). Transports...
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    his role in developing Balboa Island. He established the Balboa Island Ferry, built roads and bridges, and was one of the island's chief promoters. Beek...
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    Fridays and Sundays. While Sea Las Perlas Ferry does daily trips to Contadora and Saboga islands. This ferry also goes to Vivieros, San Miguel and Isla...
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    island's facilities are managed by the National Park Service as part of Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Visitors can reach the island by ferry ride...
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    development of Balboa Island, and spent a lifetime devoted to it. Beek got the first contract for a ferry between the island and Balboa Peninsula. In 1920...
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    Catalina Flyer (category Ferries of California)
    350-passenger catamaran ferry operated by Catalina Passenger Service. It has provided daily passenger service since 1988 from the Balboa Pavilion in Newport...
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    recorded. The island was discovered in the 16th century and was originally named Isla de San Pedro by the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa. Its current...
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  • Disneyland theme park Balboa Island (Newport Beach) Treasure Island (San Francisco Bay) Rincon Island (off Ventura County Coast) THUMS Islands (also called Astronaut...
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    their migration to nearby islands in particular to escape malarial mosquito populations on the mainland. Vasco Núñez de Balboa and Alonso de Ojeda explored...
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  • California. Brian's ferry ride was from Balboa Island to the Balboa Peninsula where on his bike he met his skateboarding friends at the Balboa Fun Zone in Newport...
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    The Farallon Islands /færəlɔːn/ FA-ra-lon, or Farallones (from Spanish farallón 'pillar, sea cliff'), are a group of islands and sea stacks in the Gulf...
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  • Division (located at Balboa Park station) and Muni Metro East; the historic streetcar lines are based at Cameron Beach Yard (also near Balboa Park). All routes...
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    Golden Gate Ferry Golden Gate Transit SamTrans San Francisco Bay Ferry San Francisco Municipal Railway SolTrans WestCAT Parks Alamo Square Balboa Park Buena...
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    Golden Gate Ferry Golden Gate Transit SamTrans San Francisco Bay Ferry San Francisco Municipal Railway SolTrans WestCAT Parks Alamo Square Balboa Park Buena...
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    office use. San Francisco Bay Ferry operates from the Ferry Building and Pier 39 to points in Oakland, Alameda, Bay Farm Island, South San Francisco, and...
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    Golden Gate Ferry Golden Gate Transit SamTrans San Francisco Bay Ferry San Francisco Municipal Railway SolTrans WestCAT Parks Alamo Square Balboa Park Buena...
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    USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) (category Ships of the Aleutian Islands campaign)
    the fleet left Balboa and steamed south to Callao, Peru, where they arrived ten days later. The ships then steamed north back to Balboa on 2 February,...
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    station to the Ferry Building, the primary San Francisco terminal for Golden Gate Ferry, San Francisco Bay Ferry and Treasure Island Ferry. The Salesforce...
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    use the Twin Peaks Tunnel. The outer terminal of the K Ingleside is at Balboa Park station, where it shares a terminal loop plus loading and unloading...
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    Golden Gate Ferry Golden Gate Transit SamTrans San Francisco Bay Ferry San Francisco Municipal Railway SolTrans WestCAT Parks Alamo Square Balboa Park Buena...
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    Golden Gate Ferry Golden Gate Transit SamTrans San Francisco Bay Ferry San Francisco Municipal Railway SolTrans WestCAT Parks Alamo Square Balboa Park Buena...
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