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Mendocino

American  
[men-duh-see-noh] / ˌmɛn dəˈsi noʊ /

noun

  1. Cape, a cape in NW California: the westernmost point in California.


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The Venezuela earthquake occurred about seven hours after a magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit Mendocino County in Northern California.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 25, 2026

They ended up about 55 miles south of Cape Mendocino in California, within the San Andreas fault zone.

From Science Daily May 2, 2026

To confirm this idea, the team used radiocarbon dating on this core and others collected near Cape Mendocino, where the two fault systems meet.

From Science Daily May 2, 2026

California has also expanded three existing parks, in Mendocino, Nevada and San Mateo counties, state officials said.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

“Thank the gods you’re awake! We’re in Mendocino, about a hundred and fifty miles north of the Golden Gate.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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