Angel Island (California)
Aerial view of Angel Island in 2019 | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | San Francisco Bay |
| Coordinates | 37°52′N 122°26′W / 37.86°N 122.43°W |
| Area | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 788.76 ft (240.414 m) |
| Highest point | Mount Caroline Livermore |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | California |
| County | Marin County City and County of San Francisco |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 12 |
| Pop. density | 3.87/km2 (10.02/sq mi) |
| Reference no. | 529 |
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Angel Island (Spanish: Isla de los Ángeles) is an island in San Francisco Bay. The entire island is included within Angel Island State Park, administered by California State Parks. The island, a California Historical Landmark, has been used by humans for a variety of purposes, including seasonal hunting and gathering by Indigenous peoples, water and timber supply for European ships, ranching by Mexicans, United States military installations, a United States Public Health Service Quarantine Station, and a U.S. Bureau of Immigration inspection and detention facility.
The Angel Island Immigration Station, on the northeast corner of the island, which has been designated a National Historic Landmark, is where officials detained, inspected, and examined approximately one million immigrants, who primarily came from Asia.