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	Santa Catalina Island, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is the only one of the Channel Islands chain to have a permanent civilian settlement and urbanization; most of the 3,000 residents live in the resort city of Avalon, California.
		Prior to the modern era the island was inhabited by people of the Tongva tribe, who also lived in the area of Los Angeles, had villages near present day San Pedro and Playa del Rey, and who regularly traveled back and forth to Catalina for trade.
		Catalina Island experienced a brief period of gold rush in 1860s, but no gold was found, and ultimately those early mining attempts have been abandoned.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Catalina_Island (1561 words)

	Cruising Grounds: Channel Islands - Santa Catalina Island
		Catalina, only 19 miles from the mainland at its closest point, sits on the Pacific tectonic plate, while most of California and the rest of the U.S. are on the North American plate.
		The E and W sides of the Island have a natural cleavage at Two Harbors-a half-mile wide isthmus 6 miles from the W end, which is the narrowest point.
		Catalina's steep canyon walls create a temperature and climate that have much to do with sustaining types of vegetation that are unique to the Island.
	www.marinasailing.com /FTPRoot/harbors/Channel_Islands_Harbor/unknown/catalina.html (2828 words)

	Santa Catalina Island
		Santa Catalina Island is separated from the mainland by the 22-mile-wide San Pedro Channel.
		In 1972, the Santa Catalina Island Conservancy, a nonprofit membership organization, was founded to administer and preserve the island's natural and ecological resources.
		In 1975, the Santa Catalina Island Co. deeded title to 86 percent of the island's 42,139 acres to the conservancy.
	www.usc.edu /uscnews/stories/2730.html (257 words)

	Encyclopedia: Santa Catalina Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The 76 mi²/48,000 acre (197 km²/19,425 hectare) island is located about 22 miles (35 km) south-southwest of San Pedro, Los Angeles, California and is part of Los Angeles County.
		Camp Emerald Bay, operated by the Los Angeles Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America, is located on Catalina Island.
		The camp is located on the island shore just to the north of Avalon, accessible by water taxi.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Santa-Catalina-Island (800 words)

	SDNHM - Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake
		The Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake can only be found on Isla Santa Catalina located in the Gulf of California of the southern portion of the Baja California peninsula.
		The island's habitat is composed of Gulf Coast Desert plants.
		The rattleless tail of a Santa Catalina Island Rattlesnake.
	www.sdnhm.org /fieldguide/herps/crot-cat.html (488 words)

	Island Life :: memorial & gardens
		Quarried Catalina stones can be seen in the reinforced concrete construction -- the facade having been sandblasted to hide the cement and highlight the native crushed stones.
		And the red roof tiles and all the colorful handmade glazed tiles used for finishings came from the Catalina Pottery plant, which was in operation from 1927 to 1937.
		Catalina Island's temperate marine climate made it possible to showcase plants from every corner of the earth.
	www.catalina.com /memorial.html (454 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.
		Catalina Island's golden days began in 1919, when a controlling interest was acquired by Chicago millionaire William Wrigley, who had grand plans for his California paradise.
		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.
	www.gluckman.com /Catalina.htm (2096 words)

	Catalina Island California Snorkeling Scuba Diving Dolphin Boat Trips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Catalina's water temperatures vary seasonally, from a low of 56 degrees to a high in the lower to mid 70s.
		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.
	www.snorkelingcatalina.com (274 words)

	Santa Catalina Island : Introduction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Catalina is so different from the mainland that it almost seems like a different country, remote and unspoiled.
		In 1915 the island was purchased by William Wrigley, Jr., the chewing-gum magnate, who had plans to develop it into a fashionable pleasure resort.
		In 1975 the Santa Catalina Island Conservancy -- a nonprofit operating foundation organized to preserve and protect the island's natural habitat -- acquired about 88% of Catalina Island, protecting virtually all of the hilly acreage and rugged coastline that make up what is known as the interior.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=1066&catID=1066010001 (322 words)

	Santa Catalina Island -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The Santa Barbara group, to the north, is separated from the mainland by the Santa Barbara Channel and includes San Miguel Island, Santa Rosa Island, Santa Cruz Island, and Anacapa, a group of three small...
		The island is about 80 miles (130 km) long, has a maximum width of 25 miles (40 km), and has an area of 1,231 square miles (3,188 square km).
		Features lyrics from Santa's favorite songs, short descriptions of some of his favorite movies, a collection of stories, pictures, games, recipes, and trivia, and fun facts about the Chistmas holiday and the way it is celebrated around the world.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9065564?tocId=9065564 (900 words)

	Camping - Visit Catalina Island
		On a bluff overlooking the ocean at Catalina's Isthmus, one quarter mile uphill walk from Two Harbors village are 42 scenic campsites as well as 13 tent cabins sites.
		The Blackjack Campground is nestled among pine and eucalyptus trees near 2,097-foot Mt. Orizaba, Santa Catalina Island’s highest peak.
		Santa Catalina Island’s Boat-In Campsites allow you to enjoy true seclusion along the amazing Pacific coast.
	www.santacatalinaislandco.com /camping (319 words)

	Santa Catalina Island, California - Pictures, Photographs, Photos, Photography, Images (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		High up in the hills of Catalina Island, looking back down toward the botanical gardens which is a mile south of Avalon.
		Overlooking the ocean from the hills of Catalina Island.
		View of the ocean from the northeast side of the island.
	personal.udri.udayton.edu /klosterm/acatalina.htm (131 words)

	Visit Catalina Island, California - A Santa Catalina Island Company Website
		Santa Catalina Island is part of Los Angeles County.
		Santa Catalina Island represents a refreshing and unusual contrast to the densely populated urban areas of Southern California.
		The Santa Catalina Island Company, established in1894, is the principal landowner of the remaining private land and focuses on preserving the island’s unique charm and character.
	www.scico.com (445 words)

	VIA Online: Santa Catalina Island
		And why the semisubmersible sub tour that is run by Catalina Adventure Tours and that plunges visitors into the heart of the "aquarium" is one of the most popular attractions on the island.
		While Avalon bustles with human activity, 86 percent of Catalina is wild, having been deeded to the Santa Catalina Island Conservancy in 1975 by the Wrigley family of chewing gum fame.
		Armstrong's Seafood and the Catalina Country Club, with its elegant dining patio, are a cut above the rest, but the island is not a hotbed of innovative California cuisine.
	www.viamagazine.com /top_stories/articles/catalina03.asp (880 words)

	Sunset: Quiet Catalina - Santa Catalina Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A year later, the Santa Catalina Island Conservancy acquired title to 42,135 acres (86 percent of the island) in order to preserve the island's natural resources.
		Island foxes and mule deer share the island with 400 buffalo, a couple of thousand grazing goats, and even more omnivorous pigs.
		Catalina Stables (510-0478), 1/2 mile from the ocean toward Wrigley Memorial, has guided 1-hour ($12) and 2-hour ($24) rides into the hills around Avalon, with great views of sea and town (see picture on page 62).
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1216/is_v173/ai_3410666 (1336 words)

	Catalina Conservancy Divers
		CCD was formed in 1991 with the goal of assisting the Conservancy in achieving its mission with respect to Catalina's marine environment.
		The mission of CCD is to document, study and conserve the complex marine environment that surrounds Catalina.
		CCD is supported by the Catalina Conservancy Marineros, a sister support organization of the Catalina Island Conservancy, whose members provide boats for CCD research diver teams.
	www.ccd.org (216 words)

	Santa Catalina Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Santa Catalina Island, along with the other channel islands, is located approximately twenty miles off the coast from Los Angeles.
		I've been to the island twice before - both times with the CSULA geology department to the Boy Scout camp at Sandy Beach in Emerald bay which is located on the northwest end of the island and therefore nowhere near Avalon.
		This is the reason why the island has only one city (Avalon), two (three, depending on your point of view) main road that link the east end of the island to the west, and is a wonderful example of what Southern California looked like before we Europeans came and messed everything up.
	home.earthlink.net /~geophile/outdoors/California/CAcoast/catalina/catalina.html (1073 words)

	Integration of GPS Locational Data in a GIS to Manage Native Plants, and Control Non-Native Invasive Plants, on Santa ...
		The Santa Catalina Island Conservancy, formed in 1972, owns more than 88% (17,000+ ha) of the island and is responsible for ecologically managing and restoring it.
		Catalina is home for a number of endemic plants and animals which are found nowhere else in the world.
		A related subspecies, the Santa Cruz ironwood (Lyonothamnus floribundus asplenifolius) was the subject of an early study using a GIS on Santa Cruz Island (Junak 1987).
	gis.esri.com /library/userconf/proc97/proc97/to350/pap331/p331.htm (4159 words)

	Amazon.com: Books: Santa Catalina Island in Vintage Postcards (Postcard History) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Through the work of its residents along with chewing gum magnate William Wrigley Jr., Santa Catalina Island is as beautiful today as it was when it was discovered in 1542.
		In Santa Catalina Island, author Marlin L. Heckman has captured the majesty of the island in vintage postcards, documenting the well known visitors and residents of the island paradise as well as the events that shaped it, taking the reader on an enjoyable journey through the unique story that belongs to Santa Catalina Island.
		Santa Catalina Island is a 76-square-mile island (some 50,000 acres), 20 miles off the Southern California coast.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0738508101?v=glance (455 words)

	Santa Catalina, California's Island of Romance...and Adventure
		Santa Catalina was left to its natives until fur traders discovered its sea otters in the early 1800s.
		The last Mexican Governor of California deeded the island to an American cattle rancher in 1846, who sold it in 1887 to the developer of a sport fishing tent village, later called Avalon.
		William Wrigley, Jr., the chewing gum magnate, purchased the island in 1919, and devoted himself to its development and conservation.
	www.highonadventure.com /Hoa00dec/Catalina/catalina.htm (1098 words)

	Catalina's off-season is quieting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On Saturday, we walked out to the Catalina Casino to visit the museum, which chronicles the history of the island, from its original inhabitants to its establishment as a holiday destination in the early 20th century.
		Atop the circular structure is the remarkable Catalina Ballroom, a destination for thousands of dancers who came by steamship in the big-band 1930s and '40s.
		Fares on one ferry line, Catalina Express, from Long Beach are $49 round trip for adults, $44 for seniors 55 and older, $37.50 for children 2 to 11 and $3 for infants.
	www.azcentral.com /travel/arizona/features/articles/0227catalina27.html (912 words)

	FamilyFun: Visit Santa Catalina Island, California
		Santa Catalina island may be just 22 miles from Los Angeles, but it's a virtual world apart.
		The rocky beaches of Catalina (as it's more generally known) are best for exploring, not lolling, and the island has far more beautiful critters than beautiful people.
		Between the two towns lies the island's rugged interior, home to so many species that 86 percent of the island is protected by a nature conservancy.
	familyfun.go.com /family-travel/places/feature/famf57catalina (651 words)

	Community History in Words and Pictures: Catalina Island
		The tiny island has nevertheless been inhabited for nearly 7,000 years, with its original Native American occupants probably having paddled their plank canoes from the mainland's shores to settle the rocky land mass and develop a marine-based culture.
		Settlers on Catalina Island raised sheep and cattle in the mid 1800s, introducing a ranching industry that continued in some form until the mid 1950s.
		Most importantly for its future, in the late 1880s owner George Shatto embarked on a campaign to turn Catalina Island into a tourist destination, planning and building the town of Avalon as the focal point of the island and hub of this activity.
	www.colapublib.org /history/catalina (336 words)

	USATODAY.com - California bald eagle breeding program to be halted (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The bald eagle population on Catalina Island was destroyed in the 1960s by the DDT deposits.
		After 2007, $1 million to $2 million of eagle funds could be spent either on the Channel Islands or on Catalina, depending on which area has the greater chance of success.
		The 15 to 20 Catalina eagles, reintroduced by scientists beginning in 1980, are the only resident population of bald eagles along Southern California's coast.
	www.usatoday.com /tech/science/2005-06-23-eagle-calif_x.htm (570 words)

	Santa Catalina Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Catalina, 22 miles in length, is the 3rd largest of the 8 channel islands.
		Catalina, deep in history, was first occupied by American Indians.
		Catalina is a great place for begining to experienced divers and snorkelers.
	www.horizoncharters.com /oldsite/catalina.html (374 words)

	S.S. Catalina Preservation Association - Home Page
		For 51 years the Catalina carried passengers to Santa Catalina Island, earning herself not only a unique place in maritime history, but also in the hearts of millions of happy travelers.
		Their plan is for the Catalina to portray the USAT Dorchester in the motion picture "Sea of Glory", a World War II historical drama based on the novel of the same name.
		If you were not lucky enough to have traveled on the ship when she was in regular passenger service then reading this essay will give you an idea of the impact this special ship has had on so many millions of lives.
	www.sscatalina.org (656 words)

	Discovery Tours - Visit Catalina Island
		Experience Santa Catalina Island’s “outback” in a comfortable, open air, 12-passenger Mercedes Unimog—a one of a kind off-road vehicle.
		Santa Catalina Island is famous for crystal clear water and glass bottom boats—a perfect combination for fun and discovery.
		Seal Rocks is the stage for Santa Catalina Island ’s “Showmen of the Sea,” California Sea Lions.
	www.scico.com /html/discovery_tours.html (433 words)

	Santa Catalina Island
		Santa Catalina is an island just off the coast of Los Angeles.
		The airport is on the island's highest hill.
		Go to the clickable map to see the other legs and pictures of the trip, or use the arrows on your left if your connection is slow.
	www.micheloud.com /FXM/Flying/Catalina.htm (429 words)

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