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	Island of California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Island of California refers to a long-held European misconception, dating from the 16th century, that California was not part of mainland North America but rather a large island separated from the continent by the Mare Californica.
		Such legends were usually infused with the idea that California was a terrestrial paradise, such as the Garden of Eden, in much the same as manner as legends surrounding Atlantis.
		The first appearance of the Island of California on a map dates to 1622 in a map by Henry Briggs that became the standard for many later maps throughout the 17th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Island_of_California (551 words)

	Treasure Island, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Treasure Island is wholly within the City and County of San Francisco, which territory extends far into San Francisco Bay and to the tip of the island of Alameda.
		After the World's Fair exhibition, the island was scheduled to be used as an airport when the navy stepped in and offered to exchange Mills Field on the San Francisco Peninsula near the city of Burlingame for the island.
		During World War II Treasure Island became part of the Treasure Island Naval Base, where it served largely as an electronics and radio communications training school, and as the major navy departure point for sailors active in the Pacific theatre of the war.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Treasure_Island,_California (478 words)

	Anacapa Island Lighthouse, California at Lighthousefriends.com
		West Island, the largest island of this group, is two miles long by six tenths of a mile wide, and rises to a peak of 930 feet.
		Middle Island is one and a half miles long, a quarter of a mile wide and 325 feet at its highest point.
		East Island is a mile long, a quarter of a mile wide, and rises to an elevation of 250 feet.
	www.lighthousefriends.com /light.asp?ID=93 (925 words)

	Mythical Geography: California as an Island
		California was depicted on maps as an island for over 100 years, even after Father Kino established its penisularity about 1705.
		The first recorded, printed map showing California as an island was an 1624 map by Abraham Goos, but it is probable that Goos' configuration came from Brigg's writings of two years previously and it is even not unlikely that Briggs drew his map earlier and that the Goos map was based on it.
		A history of California as an island on maps in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
	www.philaprintshop.com /calis.html (1630 words)

	Immigration Station
		Although it was billed as the "Ellis Island of the West", within the Immigration Service it was known as "The Guardian of the Western Gate" and was designed control the flow of Chinese into the country, who were officially not welcome with the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.
		The Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising funds to educate, preserve, restore, and improve the site.
		The long-term goal is to develop a premier west coast center for the study of Pacific Rim immigration from the past to the present, and to keep the history of Angel Island Immigration Station alive.
	www.angelisland.org /immigr02.html (1515 words)

	Activities :: wheelchair accessibility
		Part of the charm of Catalina Island is the fact that it is beautiful,undeveloped and much like it was 50 years ago.
		While the aesthetics are undeniable, the Island can present some challenges for the wheelchair user.However, with proper planning, a trip to this Island paradise will be enjoyable and a lasting memory.
		Because parts of Catalina Island are very hilly, and many of the rental properties are older homes with small bathrooms, it is necessary to be specific with your vacation needs when talking with the rental agent.
	www.catalina.com /access.html (549 words)

	Farallon Island Lighthouse, California at Lighthousefriends.com
		It was atop this island that the Farallon Islands Lighthouse was constructed.
		However, due to narrowness of the island's summit, only a tower was placed atop the peak, while the keeper's quarters was built on a large plateau on the eastern side of the island.
		Since the island lacks a good harbor, a large crane is used to launch a small boat to retrieve visiting biologists brought to the island aboard larger vessels.
	www.lighthousefriends.com /light.asp?ID=100 (1247 words)

	Island California
		His explorations of the mouth of the Colorado River in 1701 convinced him that Baja California was a peninsula, not an island as was believed by many.
		Later he was sent to a mission in Lower California, and from 1733 he spent 26 years at San Ignatio as a missionary, visitor and superior, and also as an explorer-geographer.
		The objective of the first expedition was to prove that Lower California is a peninsula, which Konšćak did, and to find springs of fresh water and pastures for further missions in the north.
	sio.midco.net /dansmapstamps/california.htm (467 words)

	California - Santa Cruz Island
		The largest of all eight Channel Islands, Santa Cruz Island is graced with a nearly unimaginable 77-mile stretch of California coastline.
		The University of California operates the Santa Cruz Island Reserve, a research facility on The Nature Conservancy's property that is available for use by scientists and academic programs.
		The tiny Santa Cruz Island fox, the size of a house cat, is the reigning predator on the island.
	nature.org /wherewework/northamerica/states/california/preserves/art6335.html (676 words)

	Angel Island SP
		Bicycles can be brought to the island on the ferry and used on the island's main roads.
		Night travel on the island is prohibited in some areas for park security and public safety.
		Please be advised, Angel Island SP is one of the few California State Parks that does not accept the Annual Day Use Pass.
	www.parks.ca.gov /?page_id=468 (499 words)

	Island of California (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Montalvo's novel includes these words: "Know ye that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very near the Terrestrial Paradise and inhabited by fl women without a single man among them and living in the manner of Amazons.
		Their island is one of the most rugged in the world with bold rocks and crags.
		Their arms are all of gold, as is the harnesses of the wild beasts which, after taming, they ride.
	www.californiahistory.net /3_PAGES/motives_island.htm (261 words)

	San Clemente Island, California
		The San Clemente Island Range Complex (SCIRC) consists of San Clemente Island (SCI) land, air and sea training ranges and designated operational areas to the south and west of SCI which are controlled by a single command and control system on SCI.
		The island is approximately 21 nm long and is 4-1/2 nm across at its widest point.
		San Clemente Island and the waters surrounding the island are used and visited by a variety of organizations, including military, civilian government, contractors, environmentalists, civic organizations, fishing vessels, pleasure craft, and others.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/san-clemente-island.htm (1078 words)

	Angel Island - California's "Immigration Station"
		Angel Island is a much better place to keep immigrants than the old detention-sheds in San Francisco were, as opportunities for coaching witnesses in fraudulent cases are now prevented by island isolation.
		On the south side of the island, the buildings and the khaki-colored tents that we see, do not mark the Immigration Station portion of the island, but comprise what is sometimes called the "Casual Camp," where soldiers from the Philippines are lodged.
		Ten acres of the island are fenced in for this purpose.
	www.fortunecity.com /littleitaly/amalfi/100/angel1.htm (1846 words)

	Coronado Island, Coronado California
		Coronado is considered to be an island but in fact it is a narrow peninsula.
		Begin your visit to Coronado Island by stopping at the Visitor Center located in the Museum of History in the center of downtown, at 1100 Orange Avenue.
		The Hotel Del Coronado is located at the south end of the island and is a must see National Historic Landmark dating back to 1888.
	www.grandpacificpalisades.com /attractions/coronado_island.htm (615 words)

	Catalina Island - California Dreamin'
		That's because nearly all of Catalina Island is privately owned, preserved by an unusual conservation organization empowered with the funding and authority to maintain Catalina's serenity for present and future generations.
		The island's transformation was completed in the mid-1970s, when Santa Catalina Island Company agreed to give Los Angeles County use of 41,000 acres of the island for recreation and park use for 50 years.
		Those were the qualities that lured Wayne Griffin to Catalina Island 17 years ago, the last seven of which he has devoted to a balancing act, as director of the Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau.
	www.gluckman.com /Catalina.htm (2096 words)

	Encyclopedia: Treasure Island, California
		Before Mexico City, Tenochtitlan was an artificial island of 250,000 (Dr Atl) Dejima, not allowed direct contact with nearby Nagasaki Formoza (Gdynia) An artificial island is an island that has been formed by human, rather than natural means.
		In 1996 it and the Presidio Army Base were decommissioned, and opened to public control, under stipulations.
		Treasure Island is now part of District 6 of the City and County of San Francisco.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Treasure-Island,-California (672 words)

	California as an Island
		The "island" theory emanated from Spanish reports identifying the mouth of Baja and a great bay in the north which were presumed to join.
		Strangely, before the insular theory was promulgated, California had been shown correctly as a peninsula on all maps of the world, the Americas and the Pacific.
		However, it was not until mid-century, in 1747, that King Ferdinand VII of Spain decreed that California was not an island.
	www.prigsbee.com /maps/calif.html (541 words)

	Chapter 5: The Mythical Island of California
		The only metal found on the island was gold from which all weapons and tools were fashioned.
		Like Baja's eastern coast, the island was said to have steep cliffs that made it almost impregnable.
		In the legend, the name of the island was California from the Greek words "kalli" for beautiful and "ornis" for bird for the island's griffins.
	www.gruner.com /flight/chapter5 (886 words)

	Welcome to Catalina Island Camps \| Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Established in 1922, Catalina Island Camps, Inc. (CIC) operates a Summer Resident Camp for boys and girls entering grades 3 through 11 and is the home of the Jean-Michel Cousteau Family Camp and The Catalina Environmental Leadership Program for 4th to 12th grade school groups.
		The camp facility is located at Howlands Landing on the California side of Catalina Island, 22 miles from Los Angeles.
		Catalina Island Camps is accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA) and is a member of the Western Association of Independent Camps (WAIC).
	www.catalinaislandcamps.com (98 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Conservationists kill wild pigs to save fox on island off Southern California
		SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, Calif. – Norm Macdonald rises each morning with the sun, grabs his.223-caliber rifle and slips into the passenger seat of a tiny, doorless helicopter for another day of shooting pigs.
		Experts believe it's the best way to mend the island's delicate ecological web, which was torn when domesticated pigs escaped from now-abandoned ranches as early as the 1850s.
		One group, the Channel Islands Animal Protection Association, was formed in the mid-1990s after the National Park Service poisoned nonnative rats that were damaging vegetation on nearby on Anacapa Island.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20050502-1034-pigs.html (1015 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Southern California: An Island on the Land (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Southern California: An Island on the Land is packed with fascinating material on the region and its galaxy of personalities--from Helen Hunt Jackson to Aimee Semple McPherson, from Huntington the financier to Hatfield the rainmaker.
		....California historian known to me, with his pithy style, his endlessly fascinating observations, and his anecdotes, rich in history and amusing in detail, which unlike the rivers of my state flow one after the other without any damming.
		I'm a native of Southern California, and I have yet to find a better book on this territory even though this one was originally penned in the late 40's.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0879050071?v=glance (1286 words)

	Catalina Island California Snorkeling Scuba Diving Dolphin Boat Trips
		Catalina Island is only 20 miles away from America's largest city, but this Treasure Island boasts a wealth of unspoiled wilderness, including 76 square miles of untrammeled forest, clean beaches and rugged coastline where seals and otters find refuge.
		Catalina is one of the most popular dive destinations in the state of California.
		As well as offering excellent visibility, the Island also offers sheltered coves, underwater cliffs and caves to a variety of ship wrecks, and a vibrant variety of marine life.
	www.snorkelingcatalina.com (274 words)

	Royal Caribbean International - Catalina Island, California
		Catalina Island, located off the southern coast of California, is the home of the Mediterranean-style town of Avalon, with its small-town charm and circular Moorish-style casino (now used as a concert venue) on the harbor.
		The population of 2,500 swells to nearly 20,000 in season, yet three-quarters of the island remains undeveloped.
		There is a good chance you'll encounter the island's bald eagles, harbor seals, sea lions, red tail hawks and other local wildlife.
	www.royalcaribbean.com /findacruise/ports/group/home.do;jsessionid=0000PYpPFWp2JL7nft1lPrN6SZu:v2mocb1m?portCode=CAT (275 words)

	david johnson's webpage – "isle of california" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Because the Indians had been delayed in reaching the Island of California, the great extinctions of the Isle's megafauna were delayed.
		The population is about 15% less (for the same geographical area) than OTL due to the loss of easy communication with the rest of the continent and the vast wetland areas of the Central Valley.
		He travels past the Spinae de Vermio islands, landing on what was probably Arrowhead Island (surprisingly, Cavendish never Christened the island with a name of his own) for minor repairs before continuing north.
	home.earthlink.net /~trolleyfan/isle.html (3694 words)

	Island Park, California camping
		Island Park is a fun place to camp for the whole family.
		California has some beautiful areas and Island Park is in one of them, with so many outdoors activities around Island Park nobody could get bored.
		Camping brings many people to Island Park, it can be concluded that Island Park is a great campground.
	www.hikercentral.com /campgrounds/101853.html (496 words)

	Santa Cruz Island Channel Islands National Park
		According to legend, Santa Cruz Island was named for a priest's staff accidentally left on the island during the Portola expedition of 1769.
		The Island scrub jay, a Santa Cruz Island endemic, is a living example of "gigantism," whereby some island animals evolve to a larger form.
		Kayaking is becoming increasingly popular among island visitors, and the crystalline waters, sea caves, cliffs, and coves of Santa Cruz await the adventurous traveler.
	www.nps.gov /chis/scipage.htm (1860 words)

	Zauschneria californica Catalina Island California Fuchsia.
		This California fuchsia is a fairly large upright flowering perennial.
		But the primary reason to plant it is for the hummingbirds that park in mass in the garden when this California fuchsia is in flower.
		This California fuchsia doesn't have as much nectar as some of the other species, but Catalina holds it's flowers longer and still has considerable more 'hummingbird power' than most of the fuchsia in the trade, and is a great deal hardier.
	www.laspilitas.com /plants/739.htm (342 words)

	Where is California, Anyway?
		Even though many of the emigrants had moved west before, for example from Ohio to Illinois, the trip to California was much longer and scarier than any had even dreamed of before.
		This map was drawn in 1820, 14 years after the Lewis and Clark expedition traveled from Saint Louis to the Pacific Ocean via the Columbia River.
		And some times when they had peace with their adversaries, they intermixed with all security one with another, and there were carnal unions from which many of them came out pregnant, and if they gave birth to a female they kept her, and if they gave birth to a male, then he was killed...
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/trailofthe49ers/california.htm (892 words)

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