Drakes Estero
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Drakes Estero is an expansive estuary in Marin County on the Pacific coast of northern California in the United States. It is created by the confluence of several streams and feeds Drakes Bay, approximately 25 mi (40 km) northwest of San Francisco. It is protected from the main bay by a narrow spit of land. The estaury provides the main drainage for the Point Reyes peninsula.
Drakes Estero is considered by many historians to be the most likely landing spot of Francis Drake on the coast of North America in 1579 during his circumnavigation of the world by sea. The determination the site, however, remains controversial.