2021 Map of Farallon Islands OE N

About this map

The North Farallon islands rise from the Pacific Ocean in this 2021 study of the outermost reaches of San Francisco city limits. This remote maritime territory, located nearly thirty miles west of the Golden Gate, is dominated by the rocky outcrops of the Island of Saint James. The map illustrates the minimal land area of these volcanic stacks, which serve as critical habitat within a larger marine sanctuary. The boundary for San Francisco is clearly marked, indicating the extent of the city's jurisdiction far into the open sea. This edition provides a modern topographic record of these isolated landmarks, focusing on the bathymetry and the stark isolation of the Farallones as they appeared in the early 2020s.