Santa Cruz Island

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Channel Island island landform

Santa Cruz Island is the largest of California’s Channel Islands, known for its rugged coastline, unique wildlife, and role as a centerpiece of Channel Islands National Park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Channel Island ⓘ
island ⓘ
landform ⓘ
access boat only ⓘ
administeredBy National Park Service ⓘ
The Nature Conservancy ⓘ
area about 249 square kilometers ⓘ
about 96 square miles ⓘ
conservationStatus protected area ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Santa Barbara County ⓘ
elevation about 2470 feet ⓘ
about 753 meters ⓘ
hasCoastlineCharacteristic rugged coastline ⓘ
hasFeature Mediterranean climate ⓘ
intermittent streams ⓘ
narrow canyons ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ
sea caves ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
hasLanding Prisoners Harbor ⓘ
Ventura Harbor ⓘ
surface form: Scorpion Anchorage
hasWildlife endemic plant species ⓘ
island fox ⓘ
island scrub-jay ⓘ
marine mammals ⓘ
seabird colonies ⓘ
highestPoint Devils Peak ⓘ
historicalUse Chumash habitation ⓘ
cattle ranching ⓘ
ranching ⓘ
sheep ranching ⓘ
largestOf Channel Islands of California ⓘ
surface form: California Channel Islands
length about 22 miles ⓘ
about 35 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form: Channel Islands archipelago

Pacific Ocean ⓘ
nearestCity Santa Barbara, California, United States ⓘ
surface form: Santa Barbara, California

Ventura, California ⓘ
notableFor ecological restoration efforts ⓘ
large sea caves including Painted Cave ⓘ
unique wildlife ⓘ
originalInhabitants Takic peoples ⓘ
surface form: Chumash people
ownership partly federal ⓘ
partly private conservation land ⓘ
partOf Channel Islands National Park ⓘ
Channel Islands of California ⓘ
state California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
surroundedBy Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
usedFor camping ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Santa Barbara Channel → hasNearbyIsland → Santa Cruz Island ⓘ
Channel Islands National Park → hasPart → Santa Cruz Island ⓘ
Channel Islands of California → hasPart → Santa Cruz Island ⓘ
Anacapa Island → hasViewOf → Santa Cruz Island ⓘ
Santa Barbara County → includesChannelIslands → Santa Cruz Island ⓘ
Devils Peak → isHighestPointOf → Santa Cruz Island ⓘ
Devils Peak → isOnIsland → Santa Cruz Island ⓘ
Channel Islands of California → largestIsland → Santa Cruz Island ⓘ
Devils Peak → locatedIn → Santa Cruz Island ⓘ
Prisoners Harbor → locatedIn → Santa Cruz Island ⓘ
Channel Islands of California → majorIsland → Santa Cruz Island ⓘ
San Miguel Island → near → Santa Cruz Island ⓘ