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Santa Cruz Island (Spanish: Isla Santa Cruz, Chumash: Limuw [2]) is located off the southwestern coast of Ventura, California, United States. It is the largest island in California [3] and largest of the eight islands in the Channel Islands archipelago and Channel Islands National Park. [4]
Isla Santa Cruz may refer to: Isla Santa Cruz (Baja California Sur) Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos) Santa Cruz Island in the Channel Islands This page was last edited ...
Santa Cruz Island (Spanish: Isla Santa Cruz), also known as Indefatigable Island and by other names, is the most populous and second-largest island in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Situated in the middle of the group, Santa Cruz is a shield volcano with an area of 986 km 2 (381 sq mi) and a maximum altitude of 864 m (2,835 ft).
Isla Santa Cruz has six species of reptiles: Crotalus atrox (western diamond-backed rattlesnake), Lampropeltis californiae (California kingsnake), Phyllodactylus nocticolus (peninsular leaf-toed gecko), Rena humilis (western threadsnake), Sauromalus ater (common chuckwalla), and Sceloporus angustus (Isla Santa Cruz sator).
Santa Cruz del Islote is home to a community of Afro-Colombians. [16] The island has a school , a restaurant that is also a port, a health post, and a small island square with a cross . [ 15 ] There is a conservation aquarium , which houses turtles , fish , stingrays and small sharks . [ 7 ]
The Pacific Coast islands of the Baja California Peninsula, Mexico:. Alijos Rocks; Cedros Island; Coronado Islands; Espiritu Santo Island; Guadalupe Island; Natividad Island; San Benito Islands
The Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands, fought during 25–27 October 1942, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Santa Cruz or Third Battle of Solomon Sea, in Japan as the Battle of the South Pacific (Japanese: 南太平洋海戦 Minamitaiheiyō kaisen), was the fourth aircraft carrier battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II.
Tortuga Bay is located on the Santa Cruz Island, about a 20-minute water-taxi ride from the main water taxi dock in Puerto Ayora. [1] [2] There is also a walking path, which is 1.55 miles (2,490 m) and is open from six in the morning to six in the evening. Visitors must sign in and out at the start of the path with the Galapagos Park Service ...