San Clemente Island

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San Clemente Island is a remote, rocky island off the Southern California coast that serves primarily as a U.S. Navy training and testing range and important habitat for several endemic species.

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San Clemente Island canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Navy training range
island
administeredBy United States Navy
area about 148 square kilometers
about 57 square miles
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Los Angeles County
discoveredByEuropeans Sebastián Vizcaíno
ecoregion Mediterranean climate
endemicSpecies San Clemente Island broom
San Clemente Island bush mallow
San Clemente Island fox
San Clemente Island larkspur
San Clemente Island paintbrush
San Clemente loggerhead shrike
environmentalManagement Navy Integrated Natural Resources Management Plan
europeanDiscoveryYear 1602
floraFauna endemic species
hasLighthouse San Clemente Island Light
highestElevation about 1,965 feet
about 599 meters
highestPoint Mount Thirst
historicalInhabitants Chumash people
Tongva people
importantFor endangered species recovery
length about 21 miles
about 34 kilometers
locatedIn Pacific Ocean
Southern California Bight
maximumWidth about 4.5 miles
about 7.2 kilometers
militaryInstallation Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island
militaryUseSince 1930s
namedAfter Clement of Rome
surface form: Saint Clement of Rome
nearestCity San Diego
operatedBy United States Navy
surface form: U.S. Navy
partOf Channel Islands of California
population no permanent civilian population
restrictedAccess true
runwayLength about 2,835 meters
about 9,300 feet
state California, United States
surface form: California
terrain marine terraces
rocky
steep sea cliffs
usedFor air-to-ground bombing practice
amphibious warfare training
electronic warfare testing
military training
naval gunfire support training
sonar testing
weapons testing

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Channel Islands of California hasPart San Clemente Island
Tongva people traditionalTerritoryIncludes San Clemente Island
Tongva traditionalTerritoryIncludes San Clemente Island
Channel Islands hasPart San Clemente Island
Gabrielino traditionalTerritoryIncludes San Clemente Island
Kizh traditionalTerritory San Clemente Island
Southern Channel Islands region hasIsland San Clemente Island
Gabrielino people traditionalTerritoryIncludes San Clemente Island