Aramburu Island
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Aramburu Island is a 17-acre (6.9 ha) island in Richardson Bay, Marin County, California. It, along with Strawberry Spit, came to exist in the 1950s and 1960s as a consequence of dumping dredged material from nearby developments into the bay. In the 1980s, the northern part of the landmass was cut off from Strawberry Spit on the directions of a Marin County supervisor to prevent housing from being constructed there, creating Aramburu Island. While natural erosion processes caused it to shrink slowly over the course of subsequent decades, a 2010s restoration effort added large amounts of material to prevent further erosion, and turned it into "sustainable bird habitat".[2][3]
Geography | |
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Location | Northern California |
Coordinates | 37°53′29″N 122°30′8″W |
Adjacent to | Richardson Bay |
Area | 17 acres (6.9 ha)[1] |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | California |
County | Marin |