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San Nicolas Island (Spanish: Isla de San Nicolás; Tongva: Haraasnga) [1] is the most remote of the Channel Islands, off of Southern California, 61 miles (98 km) from the nearest point on the mainland coast.
Juana Maria (died October 19, 1853), better known to history as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island (her Native American name is unknown), was a Native Californian woman who was the last surviving member of her tribe, the Nicoleño.
The Nicoleño were the people who lived on San Nicolas Island in California at the time of European contact. They spoke a Uto-Aztecan language. The population of the island was "left devastated by a massacre in 1811 by sea otter hunters." [2] Its last surviving member, who was given the name Juana Maria, [3] was born before 1811 and died in 1853.
Juana Maria, better known to history as the "Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island" (her native name is unknown), lived alone on San Nicolas Island from 1835 until her removal from the island in 1853, when men discovered her inside a hut made of whalebones and brush. Juana Maria's fondness for green corn, vegetables, and fresh fruit caused severe ...
Naval Outlying Landing Field San Nicolas Island or NOLF San Nicolas Island (ICAO: KNSI, FAA LID: NSI) is a military airport located on San Nicolas Island, in Ventura County, California, United States. The airport is administered by Naval Base Ventura County [1] and is one of several Naval Outlying Landing Fields operated by the US Navy.
A Casablanca-class escort carrier that ran aground on San Nicolas Island. USS Ulvert M. Moore United States Navy: 13 July 1966 A John C. Butler-class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target off San Nicolas Island. Winfield Scott United States: 2 December 1853 A paddle steamer that ran aground on Anacapa Island.
This vessel spent much of the 1810s involved in sea otter hunting on the coast of California. Today Il'mena is best known for its role in the 1814 massacre of the Nicoleño natives of San Nicolas Island, which ultimately resulted in one Nicoleño woman, known as Juana Maria, living alone on the island for many
Port of Hueneme (pronounced "Why-nee-mee") is the only deep-water port between Los Angeles and San Francisco. At Point Mugu, NBVC operates two runways and a 36,000-square-mile (93,000 km 2) sea test range, [2] anchored by San Nicolas Island. The range allows the military to test and track weapons systems in restricted air- and sea-space without ...