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Farallon Islands
The
Farallon Islands
, or
Farallones
(from the Spanish
farallón
meaning "pillar" or "sea cliff"), are a group of
islands
and sea
stacks
in the
Gulf of the Farallones
, off the coast of
San Francisco
,
California
, United States. They lie outside the
Golden Gate
and south of
Point Reyes
, and are visible from the mainland on clear days. The islands are officially part of the
City and County of San Francisco
. The only inhabited portion of the islands is on Southeast Farallon Island (SEFI), where researchers from
Point Blue Conservation Science
and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
stay. The islands are closed to the public.
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