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Region in San Diego County
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The South Bay region of San Diego County is bounded by San Diego to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the international border with Mexico to the south, and the Otay Lakes to the east.
I-5 and I-805 run north-south through National City and Chula Vista down to San Ysidro, where they intersect with I-5 proceeding all the way to the border.S.
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a beautiful island community just across the bay from Downtown San Diego. Much of the island is given over to a major naval base, but you'll also find one of the region's cleanest beaches here as well as the gorgeous and historic Hotel Del Coronado.
a small city just south of Downtown San Diego that is home to a large shipping port.
the largest city in the region, and the second largest in the county behind San Diego. There aren't any major attractions here, although visitors will find a delightful nature center situated in the marshes of the bay and some good boating opportunities from a bayfront harbor.
a small beachside city at the southern end of the bay, here you'll find excellent surfing and swimming on the Silver Strand, one of the few salt marshes remaining in Southern California at the Tijuana Estuary, and an annual sandcastle competition every July where you can see professional sand castle crafters at work.
San Ysidro is a community of San Diego, California. Although administratively part of the City of San Diego, San Ysidro is geographically separated from the rest of the city by the entities of Chula Vista and National City just to the north.
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