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  2. Avalon, California - Wikipedia

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    Avalon, California. /  33.34083°N 118.32778°W  / 33.34083; -118.32778. Avalon is the only incorporated city on Santa Catalina Island, in the California Channel Islands, and the southernmost city in Los Angeles County. The city is a resort community with the waterfront dominated by tourism -oriented businesses.

  3. History of Santa Catalina Island - Wikipedia

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    Catalina was successfully developed into a tourist destination by chewing gum magnate William Wrigley, Jr. beginning in the 1920s, with most of the activity centered around the only incorporated city of Avalon, California. Since the 1970s, most of the island has been administered by the Catalina Island Conservancy .

  4. Santa Catalina Island (California) - Wikipedia

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    Santa Catalina Island ( Tongva: Pimuu'nga or Pimu; Spanish: Isla Santa Catalina; often shortened to Catalina Island or Catalina) is a rocky island off the coast of Southern California in the Gulf of Santa Catalina. The island covers an area of about 75 square miles (194 square kilometers). It features a diverse and rugged landscape, including ...

  5. Channel Islands (California) - Wikipedia

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    Santa Catalina Island is the only one of the eight islands with a significant permanent civilian settlement—the resort city of Avalon, California, and the unincorporated town of Two Harbors. University of Southern California also houses its USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies marine lab in Two Harbors.

  6. Catalina Airport - Wikipedia

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    Catalina Airport ( IATA: AVX, ICAO: KAVX, FAA LID: AVX) is a privately owned airport located 6.4 miles (10.2 km) northwest of the central business district of Avalon, California, United States, [2] [3] in the middle of Catalina Island. The airport is open to the public and allows general aviation aircraft to land there.

  7. Catalina Island Conservancy - Wikipedia

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    Catalina Island Conservancy's location, the Trailhead, at 708 Crescent Ave. in on Catalina Island. The Catalina Island Conservancy is a nonprofit organization established to protect and restore Santa Catalina Island, California, United States. The Conservancy was established in 1972 through the efforts of the Wrigley and Offield families.

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