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Map of the Channel Islands of California. Module:Location map/data/USA California Channel Islands is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Channel Islands of California. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.
The eight Channel Islands of California, off the west coast of North America Island Indigenous Name and Meaning Area mi 2 Area km 2 Population Census 2000 County Highest peak feet (m) Northern Channel Islands: Anacapa: Anyapakh (deception or mirage) [9] 1.14: 2.95: 3: Ventura: Summit Peak, 930 (283) San Miguel: Tuqan (unknown meaning) [10] 14. ...
The islands are off the coast of Southern California, near Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara. The closest major airport is Los Angeles International Airport. Santa Barbara Airport and ...
Map of Channel Islands. San Clemente Island (Tongva: Kinkipar; Spanish: Isla de San Clemente) [1] is the southernmost of the Channel Islands of California. It is owned and operated by the United States Navy, [2] and is a part of Los Angeles County. It is administered by Naval Base Coronado.
Channel Islands Harbor is a small craft harbor [2] and shore-protection project [3] in Oxnard, California at the southern end of the Santa Barbara Channel. It is the fifth largest harbor for small-craft recreation in the state of California [ 4 ] and is a waterfront resort, recreation, and dining marketplace.
Map of Channel Islands. San Nicolas Island (Spanish: Isla de San Nicolás; Tongva: Haraasnga) [1] is the most remote of the Channel Islands, off Southern California, 61 miles (98 km) from the nearest point on the mainland coast. It is part of Ventura County.
Various Native American peoples occupied the lands in and around the Southern California Bight for tens of thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. When Spanish explorers arrived in the 16th century the Chumash people occupied the northern coastal region of the bight, as well as the four Northern Channel Islands, [4] and the Tongva (or Gabrieleño) occupied the Los Angeles Basin and ...