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Catalina Island

American  
[kat-l-ee-nuh, kat-] / ˈkæt lˈi nə, ˌkæt- /
Catalina Island British  
/ ˌkætəˈliːnə /

noun

  1. another name for Santa Catalina

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Stilwell, who refrains from sharing his first name, operates on Catalina Island, a dumping ground for officers who’ve either botched cases or run afoul of their superiors.

From The Wall Street Journal May 22, 2026

Widespread smoke impacts are expected in the L.A. basin, on Catalina Island and the Coachella Valley, too.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2026

The county court system, which hears criminal cases as well as a multitude of civil matters, is vast with locations as far north as Lancaster and as far south as Catalina Island.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

Mt Baldy was visible across Southern California, with breathtaking views from as far away as Catalina Island.

From BBC Dec. 31, 2025

Red and Agnes returned from a honeymoon on Catalina Island, and the broken-legged jockey began the period of his life that he would call “a long, hard pull.”

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

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