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Santa Catalina

[san-tuh kat-l-ee-nuh]

noun

  1. an island off the SW coast of California, opposite Long Beach: resort. 132 sq. mi. (342 sq. km).



Santa Catalina

/ ˈsæntə ˌkætəˈliːnə /

noun

  1. Also called: Catalina Islandan island in the Pacific, off the coast of SW California: part of Los Angeles county: resort. Area: 181 sq km (70 sq miles)

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Santa Catalina Island’s mule deer are back in the crosshairs.

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Desalination plants are operating in parts of California, including the nation’s largest facility, in Carlsbad, and a small-scale plant on Santa Catalina Island.

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It was the view of the canyon, downtown skyscrapers, and Santa Catalina Island, somehow all in one frame.

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The smoke plumes even reached Santa Catalina Island, the popular tourist destination, where pollution reached hazardous concentrations at times, according to satellite imagery and air quality data.

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The pilot of a small plane that crashed on Santa Catalina Island, killing five, was warned not to take off in treacherous conditions after dark.

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