San Diego Tourist Attractions Location and importanceSan Diego
is situated some 120mi/200km south of Los Angeles. The town's
southern boundary is also the border with Mexico. Being on two
protected bays, San Diego Bay, which is separated from the sea
by Point Loma and by Coronado Island/North Island, and the
multi-lobed Mission Bay north of the San Diego River, San Diego
has become an important port. It is the biggest American naval
base after Norfolk. The equitable warm and dry climate and the
beautiful and fertile surrounding countryside (oranges,
tomatoes, avocados, fruit and vegetables) make San Diego a
popular place in which to live.The town is a favorite center for
seminars and conventions, as well as being important in the
research sphere (space travel, oceanography, electronics and
three universities). This is where the "Atlas" rockets used in
space flights were developed.PopulationSan Diego is the oldest
town in California and - from its foundation in 1769 - the one
where development was the slowest.