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The Coronado Islands ( Islas Coronado or Islas Coronados; English: Islands of the Coronation (s); Kumeyaay: Mat hasil ewik kakap) are a group of islands located 13 km (8 mi) off the northwest coast of the Mexican state of Baja California. Battered by the wind and waves, the rocky islands are mostly uninhabited except for a small military ...
The Channel Islands ( Spanish: islas del Canal, Archipiélago del Norte) are an eight-island archipelago located within the Southern California Bight in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of California. They define the Santa Barbara Channel between the islands and the California mainland.
Island Image Coordinates Counties Description Bird Rock: 5]: Marin : Small Pacific island west of Tomales Point, primarily a seabird colony. It covers 2 acres (0.81 ha). : Hog Island (Tomales Bay): Marin : A 2-acre (0.81 ha) island in Tomales Bay. : Año Nuevo Island: 6]: San Mateo : Small Pacific island, about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) long, near Año Nuevo (New Year's) Point, south of the Golden ...
The Channel Islands of California, United States: Anacapa Island. San Miguel Island. Santa Cruz Island. Santa Rosa Island. San Clemente Island. San Nicolas Island. Santa Barbara Island. Santa Catalina Island.
Cortes Bank is a shallow seamount (a barely submerged island) in the North Pacific Ocean off California.It is 96 miles (83 nmi; 154 km) southwest of San Pedro in Los Angeles, 111 miles (96 nmi; 179 km) west of Point Loma in San Diego, and 47 miles (41 nmi; 76 km) southwest of San Clemente Island in Los Angeles County.
A Wickes-class destroyer that was sunk as a target off San Pedro. UB-88 United States Navy: 3 January 1921 A Wickes-class destroyer that was sunk as a target off San Pedro. USS Vammen United States Navy: 18 February 1971 Sunk by a Condor missile strike off San Clemente Island. Lat 118-33.0 N, Long 32-54.05 W
United States. State. California. County. Los Angeles. 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.
Pop. density. 55/sq mi (21.2/km 2) Santa Catalina Island ( Spanish: Isla Santa Catalina; often shortened to Catalina Island or Catalina, and also known as Pimu[ 1] as the traditional name of the Indigenous people of the Tongva Tribe) is a rocky island, part of the Channel Islands (California), off the coast of Southern California in the Gulf of ...