Europe and later Africa exported, unintentionally, more than a dozen diseases that killed large numbers of American natives. Some, like measles and chickenpox, were childhood diseases that usually did not cause many deaths in the Old World but killed millions of American natives.
Mission Bay (San Diego) Mission Bay is a saltwater bay or lagoon located south of the Pacific Beach community of San Diego, California. The bay is part of the recreational Mission Bay Park, the largest man-made aquatic park in the country, consisting of 4,235 acres (17.14 km2), approximately 46% land and 54% water. The combined area makes Mission Bay Park the ninth largest municipally-owned park in the United States.
Â© SCGreatOutdoors. Photo tour. People from all over come to visit Botany Bay Plantation and enjoy time in this wonderful unspoiled coastal wilderness. Botany Bay is a 4687-acre wildlife and heritage preserve located at the northeast corner of Edisto Island, within the boundary of the ACE Basin. You can spend many hours hiking its trails, strolling the beach, or enjoying the driving tour. Horseback riding is allowed on certain roads by permit only.