Morro Rock
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Morro Rock is a prominent volcanic plug and coastal landmark located at the entrance to Morro Bay on California’s central coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Morro Rock canonical | 5 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
natural monument ⓘ volcanic plug ⓘ |
| accessPolicy |
climbing prohibited
ⓘ
interior closed to public ⓘ |
| age |
Miocene
ⓘ
surface form:
Miocene epoch
about 23 million years ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Gibraltar of the Pacific ⓘ |
| CaliforniaHistoricalLandmarkNumber | 821 ⓘ |
| composition | igneous rock ⓘ |
| connectedTo | mainland by causeway ⓘ |
| designatedAs | bird sanctuary ⓘ |
| elevation |
177 meters
ⓘ
581 feet ⓘ |
| formedBy | volcanic activity ⓘ |
| geologicalType | dacite plug ⓘ |
| governedBy |
California Department of Parks and Recreation
ⓘ
Morro Bay ⓘ
surface form:
City of Morro Bay (tidelands trust areas)
|
| hasFeature | rock quarry scars on north side ⓘ |
| hasUse | navigation reference for mariners ⓘ |
| importantHabitatFor |
peregrine falcon
ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ |
| isCoastalLandmarkOf |
Central Coast of California
ⓘ
surface form:
California’s central coast
|
| isSymbolOf | Morro Bay ⓘ |
| liesWithin | Morro Bay National Estuary vicinity ⓘ |
| locatedAt | entrance to Morro Bay harbor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Morro Bay ⓘ San Luis Obispo County ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedBy | Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | “morro” means “crown-shaped hill” or “promontory” in Spanish ⓘ |
| near |
Morro Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Morro Bay
Morro Rock Beach ⓘ Morro Strand State Beach ⓘ |
| orientation | western edge of Morro Bay harbor entrance ⓘ |
| overlooks | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Morro Bay State Park
ⓘ
Nine Sisters ⓘ |
| photographySubject | popular landscape photography site ⓘ |
| protectedAs | State Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| quarryingCeased | 1960s ⓘ |
| tourismRole | major tourist attraction ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Highway 1 ⓘ |
| volcanicField | Morro–Islay volcanic field ⓘ |
| wasIslandUntil | causeway construction in 1930s ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.