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1. www.britannica.com › place › Alcatraz-IslandAlcatraz Island | Facts, Escape, Native Americans, Map ...

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   2 days ago · Alcatraz Island, rocky island in San Francisco Bay, California, U.S. The island occupies an area of 22 acres (9 hectares) and is located 1.5 miles (2 km) offshore.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alcatraz_IslandAlcatraz Island - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates: 37°49′36″N 122°25′22″W. "Alcatraz" redirects here. For the former prison on the island, see Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary. For other uses, see Alcatraz (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Alcatrazes Islands.

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4. www.nytimes.com › 2024/02/28 › us3-D Data of Alcatraz Island Is Captured by Experts for Map ...

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   Feb 28, 2024 · Scientists and technology experts spent three weeks in December using cameras, drones and robot dogs to gather four trillion bytes of data and build the first 3-D map of the entire island in full...

5. www.nps.gov › alca › indexAlcatraz Island (U.S. National Park Service)

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   Jan 12, 2024 · Alcatraz Island Golden Gate National Recreation Area 201 Fort Mason San Francisco, CA 94123

6. www.history.com › topics › crimeAlcatraz - Prison, Location & Al Capone | HISTORY

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   Oct 27, 2009 · Alcatraz is a former federal prison located on an island in San Fransisco Bay. The prison once housed some of America’s most difficult and dangerous felons during its years of operation from ...

7. www.nps.gov › places › alcatraz-islandAlcatraz Island - U.S. National Park Service

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   Dec 30, 2022 · Quick Facts. Location: San Francisco, California. Designation: National Historic Landmark. Amenities. 16 listed. From its early days as a military fortress and prison to its most infamous tenure as a federal penitentiary, Alcatraz looms large in the American psyche as a place of contradiction, violence and competing historical narratives.

8. www.sftravel.com › attractions › iconic-sfAlcatraz: Visit San Francisco’s Iconic Island

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   Alcatraz is located in San Francisco Bay, approximately 1.25 miles (2.01 km) from the northern shore of San Francisco.