Coastal California

Coastal California, also known as the California coastline, Golden Coast refers to parts of California near the ocean.

Geography
Coastal California includes the North Coast, San Francisco Bay Area (including Silicon Valley), Central Coast, and South Coast. The coastline is slowly eroding because of natural processes and it may be happening faster because of climate change. In the last 100 years, the water level has gone to less than 6 in (150 mm) along the coast of California. In the next 100 years, the water is expected to go from less than 6 in (150 mm) to 9 ft (2.7 m), which is a danger to the many houses at the coast.

Counties
The counties that are part of coastal California are:

South Coast
Los Angeles
Orange
San Diego

Central Coast
Monterey
San Benito
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
Santa Cruz
Ventura

San Francisco Bay Area
Alameda
Contra Costa
Marin
Napa
San Francisco
San Mateo
Santa Clara
Solano
Sonoma

North Coast
Del Norte
Humboldt
Mendocino

References

Category:Geography of California