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San Clemente IslandSan Clemente Island (SCI) is the southernmost of the eight California Channel Islands. It lies 55 nautical miles (nm) south of Long Beach and 68 nm west of San Diego. The island is approximately 21 nm long and is 4-1/2 nm across at its widest point. Since 1934, the island has been owned and operated by the US Navy.
The island was named by the Spanish explorer Sebastian Vizcaino, who spotted it on November 23, 1602, which is celebrated as Saint Clement's feast day. Vizcaino, however was not the first to step foot on the island, it was home to a thriving band of the Chumash Indians for some time. www.scisland.org Photos: www.scisland.org/Photo-Gallery.dir/Photo-Gallery.php Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Clemente_Island This article is protected. Category: island naval military  place comments:
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