Santa Rosa Island
Americannoun
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an island off the coast of California, in the Santa Barbara (Channel Islands) of California. 17 miles (27 km) long.
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a barrier island off the NW coast of Florida, E of Pensacola. 50 miles (80 km) long.
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Torrey pines, named after 19th century botanist John Torrey, grow naturally only on Santa Rosa Island and in Torrey Pine State Park in San Diego.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
When I saw the headlines that flames were ravaging Santa Rosa Island, sadness washed over me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
And the Santa Rosa Island fire on Santa Rosa Island was 17,000 acres and 26% contained after starting on Friday by a flare.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
A wildfire sparked by the flare of a shipwrecked mariner has burned around one-fourth of Santa Rosa Island and marks what officials called the largest blaze recorded on the island in modern history.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Next morning Slemmer and his fifty faithful men were landed on Santa Rosa Island, just one mile across the bay, where the dilapidated old Fort Pickens stood forlorn.
From Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray by William Charles Henry Wood
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