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The eight Channel Islands of California, off the west coast of North America Island Indigenous Name and Meaning Area mi 2 Area km 2 Population Census 2000 County Highest peak feet (m) Northern Channel Islands: Anacapa: Anyapakh (deception or mirage) [9] 1.14: 2.95: 3: Ventura: Summit Peak, 930 (283) San Miguel: Tuqan (unknown meaning) [10] 14. ...
The Port of Los Angeles and Long Beach is the largest commercial harbor on the west coast with over 6,500 vessels stopping each year. Much of that traffic passes the Santa Barbara Channel and the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary on its way to ports around the Pacific Rim. These vessels are large, with some being over 1,000 feet long ...
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 islands are off the coast of Southern California, near Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara. The closest major airport is Los Angeles International Airport. Santa Barbara Airport and ...
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.
Although closer to mainland Ventura County and Los Angeles County, the island is part of Santa Barbara County (United States Census Bureau Block 3012, Block Group 3, Census Tract 29.10). It is the only one of the four southern Channel Islands included in the Channel Islands National Park, which also
The fish spotted by oceangoers on August 10 was 12 feet long, according to the institution. The fish had already died at the time of the discovery, and was found near the shores of La Jolla Cove.
Channel Islands Harbor is a small craft harbor [2] and shore-protection project [3] in Oxnard, California at the southern end of the Santa Barbara Channel. It is the fifth largest harbor for small-craft recreation in the state of California [ 4 ] and is a waterfront resort, recreation, and dining marketplace.