Santa Catalina Island (California)

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Santa Catalina Island (Spanish: Isla Santa Catalina; Tongva: Pimu), often shortened to Catalina Island or Catalina, is a rocky island, part of the Channel Islands, 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), measuring 22 miles (35 km) long and 8 miles (13 km) across at its widest point. The island's highest peak is Mount Orizaba, rising to an elevation of 2,097 feet (639 meters). The island is situated in the Pacific Ocean, 29 mi (47 km) south-southwest of Long Beach, California. Politically, Catalina Island is part of Los Angeles County in District 4. Most of the island's land is unincorporated and is thus governed by the county. Catalina was originally inhabited and used by many different Southern California Tribes. The first European colonists to arrive on the island claimed it for the Spanish Empire. Over the years, territorial claims to the island transferred ownership to Mexico and...

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