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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.
The Channel Islands and the waters surrounding hold many endemic species of animals, including fauna such as the Channel Islands spotted skunk, island scrub jay, ashy storm-petrel, San Clemente loggerhead shrike, and the San Clemente sage sparrow. Two breeds of livestock, the Santa Cruz sheep and the San Clemente Island goat originate from here.
Historical San Juan Island, modern Cortes Bank, is a high seamount, an island submerged 6 feet and more, 96 mi SW of San Pedro, 111 mi (166 km) W of Pt Loma, and 47 mi (82 km) SW of San Clemente Island. The outermost feature in the Channel Islands, it has been visible as an island from elevations on San Clemente Island on clear days, and known ...
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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.
Map of Channel Islands A beach in Channel Islands National Park. Channel Islands National Park is a national park of the United States, which consists of five of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of California. Although the islands are close to the shore of the densely populated state, they have been relatively undeveloped.
The tied island city of Coronado, California, 27 km (17 mi) to the north, was named in honor of the islands after an 1886 naming competition. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] During World War II, the islands were utilized in joint training exercises between Mexico and the United States, but gained notoriety when future founder of Scientology , L. Ron Hubbard ...