San Clemente Island

American  

noun

1. an island off the coast of S California, in the Santa Barbara (Channel) Islands. 24 miles (38 km) long.

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Example Sentences

East End afforded stunning views of the ocean and San Clemente Island to the south.

From Los Angeles Times

Naval Base Coronado, known as the West Coast Quarterdeck, is a consortium of nine Navy installations stretching from San Clemente Island, 50 miles off the coast of Long Beach, to the Mountain Warfare Training Facility 50 miles east of San Diego.

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San Clemente Island is owned by the U.S.

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About 75 miles northwest of San Diego, beyond the view of much of the mainland, the rugged and remote Navy outpost of San Clemente Island remains a mystery to most Californians.

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For nine decades, San Clemente Island, the southernmost of the eight Channel Islands, has been owned by the Navy and is largely inaccessible to civilians.

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