Terminal Island (Los Angeles, California)

USA / California / Lomita / Los Angeles, California
Terminal Island is an artificial island located in Los Angeles County, California between Los Angeles Harbor and Long Beach Harbor. Originally a mudflat known to the Spanish as Isla Raza de Buena Gente, and later called Rattlesnake Island, it has officially been Terminal Island since 1918. The west half of the island is part of the city of Los Angeles, while the rest is part of the city of Long Beach. The island has a land area of 4.46 square miles and had a population of 1,467 as of the 2000 census.

TI is a major feature in Long Beach Harbor. Besides hosting myriad shipping terminals, there is a US Federal Prison facility and US Customs.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_Island
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Coordinates:   33°44'42"N   118°14'46"W
This article was last modified 8 years ago