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San Pedro Channel

American  
[san pey-droh chan-l] / ˌsæn ˈpeɪ droʊ ˈtʃæn l /

noun

  1. a strait between the mainland of SW California and Santa Catalina Island. About 20 miles (32 km) wide.


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The affected area extends from Malibu to Santa Monica and includes Anacapa Island and the San Pedro Channel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2025

Strong winds are also expected in the San Pedro Channel and Santa Catalina Island.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2024

Plantz said the San Pedro Channel, the waterway between the Palos Verdes Peninsula and Catalina Island, has been an unexpected hot spot of late.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2023

In October, a major offshore pipeline leak released an estimated 25,000 gallons of oil into the San Pedro Channel that closed beaches from Huntington to San Clemente.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2021

On the way she learned that an islet lying in San Pedro Channel off Southern California apparently belonged to nobody.

From Time Magazine Archive

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