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Alcatraz Island is located in
San Francisco Bay, 1.25 miles (2.01 km) offshore from
San Francisco,
California,
United States.
[2] The small island was developed with facilities for a
lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison (1868), and a
federal prison from 1934 until 1963.
[5] Beginning in November 1969, the island was occupied for more than 19 months by a group of
Native Americans from San Francisco who were part of a wave of Native
activism across the nation with public protests through the 1970s. In 1972, Alcatraz became part of a national recreation area and received designation as a
National Historic Landmark in 1986.
Today, the island's facilities are managed by the
National Park Service as part of the
Golden Gate National Recreation Area; it is open to tours. Visitors can reach the island by
ferry ride from Pier 33, near
Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco.
Hornblower Cruises and Events, operating under the name Alcatraz Cruises, is the official ferry provider to and from the island.
It is home to the abandoned prison, the site of the oldest operating
lighthouse on the
West Coast of the United States, early military
fortifications, and natural features such as
rock pools and a
seabird colony (mostly
western gulls,
cormorants, and
egrets). According to a 1971 documentary on the history of Alcatraz, the island measures 1,675 feet (511 m) by 590 feet (180 m) and is 135 feet (41 m) at highest point during mean tide.
[6] However, the total area of the island is reported to be 22 acres (8.9 ha).
[2]
Landmarks on the island include the
Main Cellhouse,
Dining Hall,
Library,
Lighthouse, the ruins of the
Warden's House and
Officers' Club,
Parade Grounds,
Building 64,
Water Tower,
New Industries Building,
Model Industries Building, and the
Recreation Yard.
Source: WikipediaThe model is created at a scale of 1:2,000 with no vertical exaggeration. It features a built-in base, so it sits perfectly on a desk or in a frame.
Model Data Sources: USGS