Bombay Beach, California

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Bombay Beach, California is a small, offbeat community on the eastern shore of the Salton Sea known for its decaying resort-town remnants, outsider art installations, and stark desert landscape.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
human settlement
unincorporated community
adjacentTo Salton Sea
areaCode 442
760
climateType hot desert climate
country United States
developmentEra mid-20th century resort community
economicHistory decline after rising salinity and pollution of the Salton Sea
former vacation destination on the Salton Sea
elevation approximately 223 feet below sea level
governingBody Imperial County government
hasArtEvent Bombay Beach Biennale
hasCulturalScene artist-in-residence projects
site-specific installations
hasEnvironmentalIssue dust and air quality concerns from receding shoreline
high salinity of Salton Sea
periodic fish die-offs in Salton Sea vicinity
hasFeature abandoned buildings
decaying resort-town remnants
desert climate
flood-damaged structures
outsider art installations
saline shoreline
stark desert landscape
hasPopulationTrend population decline since mid-20th century
small population
hasSummerTemperatureCharacteristic very hot summers
hasUTCOffset UTC−08:00
hasUTCOffsetDST UTC−07:00
hasWinterTemperatureCharacteristic mild winters
isInMetropolitanArea El Centro metropolitan area
knownFor Bombay Beach Biennale
art installations
experimental art community
music and art festivals
photography location
locatedIn California
Imperial County, California
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
locatedOn eastern shore of the Salton Sea
mediaDepiction featured in documentaries about the Salton Sea
featured in photography and art books about abandoned places
partOf Imperial Valley
postalCode 92257
tourismType alternative tourism
dark tourism
transportAccess near California State Route 111

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Salton Sea
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