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Two Harbors Isthmus in Santa Catalina Island; on the right, or northeast, is Isthmus Cove (aka Banning Harbor) and on the left, or southwest, is Catalina (or Cat) Harbor. Cat Harbor State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area that includes offshore, island marine habitat at Catalina Island off California's south coast
A barquentine that was burned and sunk in Catalina Harbor at Santa Catalina Island, for the movie Old Ironsides. SueJac: 14 November 1980 A schooner that ran aground on Casino Point, Santa Catalina Island. USS Stribling United States Navy: January 1937 A Wickes-class destroyer that was sunk as a target off San Pedro. UB-88 United States Navy
Catalina is the starting point for the Catalina Channel swim, the second jewel in the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming, along with the English Channel, and Manhattan Island. In 1927, a 17-year-old Canadian swimmer, George Young , became the first person to complete a crossing from Catalina Island to the mainland of California in a time of 15 ...
The incident occurred near Two Harbors on the northwestern side of the island.
The Isthmus of Catalina Island is a 770-meter (842 yards) section of land that joins the northwestern portion of Santa Catalina Island to the main part of the island. It lies approximately 37 km (23 mi) southwest of San Pedro Harbor .
The deep water Brownsville Ship Channel, to/from the Gulf of Mexico, passes between Padre Island and Brazos Island, Barrier islands of the Gulf Coast. The channel also passes the old harbor of Los Brazos de Santiago, the landing place of the Spanish explorer Alonso Álvarez de Pineda in 1519 and subsequent colonizers from the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
The Army Corps of Engineers is dredging Channel Islands Harbor, which will help fill Port Hueneme's receding coastline. Ongoing dredging of Channel Islands Harbor to replenish Port Hueneme's beach ...
Two Harbors is a small island village located approximately 23 miles (37 km) from San Pedro Harbor on Santa Catalina Island.On the island's narrow isthmus, it is located about 18 miles (29 km) from the only city on the island, Avalon.