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Place Name
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Channel Islands
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Place Status (Type)
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national park
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Location
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Ventura County, California (CA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Channel Islands
, National Park (
390 sq mi/1,010 sq km), Santa
Barbara and Ventura cos., SW Calif. Comprises Anacapa, Santa Barbara,
San Miguel, Santa Cruz, and Santa Rosa isls. of Channel Isls.
off S Calif. coast, Pacific Ocean. Santa Rosa is privately
owned, San Miguel jointly owned by Park Services and U.S. Navy. Santa
Barbara Isl. (c.47 mi/76 km S of Oxnard), part
of Ventura co., all others in Santa Barbara co.,
c.25 mi/40 km S of coast, across Santa Barbara
Channel. Originally a natl. monument, it was redesignated a natl. park
in 1980. Authorized 1938. Also known as Santa Barbara Islands.
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