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  2. California Current - Wikipedia

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    The California Current ( Spanish: Corriente de California) is a cold water Pacific Ocean current that moves southward along the western coast of North America, beginning off southern British Columbia and ending off southern Baja California Sur. It is considered an Eastern boundary current due to the influence of the North American coastline on ...

  3. List of islands of California - Wikipedia

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    The Channel Islands are a group of eight main islands and several minor islands in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, and Ventura counties in Southern California. The four northern islands are protected in Channel Islands National Park, while two are used by the U.S. Navy. These Islands are part of the Greater Los ...

  4. Baja California peninsula - Wikipedia

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    The Baja California peninsula is now part of the Pacific Plate and is moving with it away from the East Pacific Rise in a north northwestward direction. Along the coast north of Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur is a prominent volcanic activity area. Volcanoes of the peninsula and adjacent islands include: Volcanoes of east-central Baja California

  5. Humboldt County, California - Wikipedia

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    humboldtgov.org. Humboldt County ( / ˈhʌmboʊlt / ⓘ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 136,463. [6] The county seat is Eureka. [7] Humboldt County comprises the Eureka– Arcata – Fortuna, California, Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is located on the far North Coast of ...

  6. Mendocino, California - Wikipedia

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    Mendocino, California. /  39.30778°N 123.79944°W  / 39.30778; -123.79944. Mendocino ( Spanish for "of Mendoza ") [4] is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California, United States. The name comes from Cape Mendocino 85 miles (137 km) to the north, named by early Spanish navigators in honor of Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy ...

  7. Pacific Northwest - Wikipedia

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    The Pacific Northwest from outer space. The Pacific Northwest ( PNW ), sometimes referred to as Cascadia, is a geographic region in western North America bounded by its coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains to the east. Though no official boundary exists, the most common conception includes the U.S ...

  8. Orange Coast - Wikipedia

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    The Orange Coast is the string of cities and neighborhoods fronting the Pacific Coast in Orange County, California. [1] From northwest to southeast, these cities are Seal Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Dana Point and San Clemente. [2] There are also two small unincorporated areas, a portion of Crystal Cove State Park ...

  9. Mendocino Triple Junction - Wikipedia

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    Mendocino Triple Junction. Coordinates: 40°22′N 124°36′W. The Mendocino Triple Junction is located at the eastern end of the Mendocino Fracture Zone where it approaches Cape Mendocino. The Mendocino Triple Junction (MTJ) is the point where the Gorda plate, the North American plate, and the Pacific plate meet, in the Pacific Ocean near ...

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