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Coastal California is heavily influenced by east–west distances to the dominant cold California Current as well as microclimates.Due to hills and coast ranges having strong meteorological effects, summer and winter temperatures (other than occasional heat waves) are heavily moderated by ocean currents and fog with strong seasonal lags compared to interior valleys as little as 10 mi (16 km) away.
The Beach Cities are a collection of three independently incorporated oceanfront cities in Los Angeles County south of El Segundo and north of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, comprising the cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach. [4] They occupy the majority of the south end of Santa Monica Bay.
Pages in category "Populated coastal places in California" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 253 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This list of California beaches is a list of beaches that are situated along the coastline of the State of California, US. The information in this article draws extensively from the California Coastal Access Guide , a comprehensive resource that provides detailed information on over 1150 public access points along California's extensive 1271 ...
Trinidad is noted for its coastline, with ten public beaches and offshore rocks, part of the California Coastal National Monument, of which Trinidad is a "Gateway City." [ 6 ] Fishing operations related to Trinidad Harbor are vital to both local tourism and commercial fishing interests in the region.
A rare vagrant Ivory Gull on a Central Coast beach. The Central Coast is an area of California, roughly spanning the coastal region between Point Mugu and Monterey Bay.It lies northwest of Los Angeles and south of the San Francisco Bay Area, and includes the rugged, rural, and sparsely populated stretch of coastline known as Big Sur.
The City of Pacifica is spread along a 6-mile (9.7-kilometer) stretch of sandy coastal beaches and hills in north central California. The city comprises several small valleys spread between Sweeney Ridge in the east, Montara Mountain to the south, and the Pacific Ocean's rocky bluffs to the west. Surfing at Pacifica State Beach
California law makes no distinction between "city" and "town", and municipalities may use either term in their official names. [6] They can be organized as either a charter municipality, governed by its own charter, or a general-law municipality (or "code city"), governed by state statute.