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Place Name
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Carmel-by-the-Sea
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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4,239 (1990)
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Location
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Monterey County, California (CA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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36°33'N
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Longitude
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121°55'W
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Carmel-by-the-Sea
, city (1990 pop. 4,239), Monterey co., S
Calif., 5 mi/8 km SSW of Monterey, S of
Monterey Peninsula on Carmel Bay, at mouth of Carmel R.; 36°33'N
121°55'W. Agr. (grapes, strawberries, vegetables; dairying); mfg.
(printing and publishing); winery; tourism, recreation. It is a tourist
spot as well as an artists' and writers' community. Art shows and an
annual Bach festival are held in the village. The bay, named in 1602 by
Carmelite friars in Vizcaino's expedition, is famed for its
beauty. Mission San Carlos Borromeo, site of burial place of Father
Junipero Serra. World-famous Pebble Beach golf course to N.
Also called Carmel. Inc. 1916.
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