| Alamitos Bay | |
|---|---|
 Alamitos Bay, 2015 | |
  Alamitos Bay | |
| Location | Long Beach, California |
| Coordinates | 33°44′59″N 118°07′05″W / 33.74972°N 118.11806°W |
| Part of | Pacific Ocean |
| Primary inflows | Los Cerritos Channel |
| Ocean/sea sources | Pacific Ocean |
Alamitos Bay is an inlet on the Pacific Ocean coast of southern California, United States, between the cities of Long Beach and Seal Beach, at the outlet of the San Gabriel River. It is near Los Angeles.
The bay is named for the Spanish word for 'little poplars'.[1]
- ^ Gudde, Erwin; William Bright (2004). California Place Names (Fourth ed.). University of California Press. p. 6. ISBN 0-520-24217-3.