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Marineland of the Pacific was a public oceanarium and tourist attraction located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula coast in Los Angeles County, California. Architect William Pereira designed the main structure. It was also known as Hanna-Barbera 's Marineland during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) operates the Avalon Station serving Santa Catalina Island. [91] Fire Protection is provided by the Avalon Fire Department inside city limits, and by the Los Angeles County Fire Department in other areas of the island. Two county fire stations are located on Catalina Island: Station #55 is ...
Channel Islands (California) The Channel Islands ( Spanish: islas del Canal, Archipiélago del Norte) are an eight-island archipelago located within the Southern California Bight in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of California. They define the Santa Barbara Channel between the islands and the California mainland.
In the late 1960s, marine scientists working at six campuses of the CSU system in the Los Angeles basin (Dominguez Hills, Fullerton, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, and Cal Poly Pomona) proposed the formation of an institute that would provide the advancement of marine programs. It was until 1971, when the university system decided to ...
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. / 33.711275; -118.285453. Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is an aquarium in Los Angeles at San Pedro, California. The aquarium interprets both the physical processes of oceanography and marine biology of Southern California by use of displays and educational programs for the public. The aquarium is operated by the City of Los ...
The city street, Via Dolce, forms the boundary between Los Angeles and the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County known as Marina del Rey. According to the United States Census Bureau, Marina del Rey has an area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km 2). Nine-tenths of a square mile (2.2 km 2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km 2) is water (40.91%).
The South Bay is a region of the Los Angeles metropolitan area, located in the southwest corner of Los Angeles County. The name stems from its geographic location stretching along the southern shore of Santa Monica Bay. The South Bay contains sixteen cities plus portions of the City of Los Angeles and unincorporated portions of the county.
Angeles Crest Highway Angeles Crest Highway highlighted in red Route information Maintained by Caltrans Length 66 mi (106 km) Existed 1934 –present Tourist routes Angeles Crest Scenic Byway Restrictions No trucks with 3 or more axles, or over 4.5 tons between La Cañada Flintridge and Big Pines. Segment between Islip Saddle and Vincent Gap is typically closed in winter. Major junctions West ...