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Article: Santa Catalina
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Santa Catalina or Catalina Island, S Calif., one of the Santa Barbara Islands, off Huntington Beach, Calif. It is a resort island, 22 mi (35 km) long and 1 to 8 mi (1.6-12.9 km) wide, with a picturesque, irregular coastline dotted with coves and beaches. It was explored in 1542 by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, and ...
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Article: Santa Catalina
Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names;
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...Santa Catalina, Argentina, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Solomon Islands, USA, Venezuela USA (California): one of the Santa Barbara Islands...
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