An island off southern California in the southern Santa Barbara Islands. Discovered in 1542, it has been a noted resort center since the 1920s.
Santa Catalina Island
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San·ta Cat·a·li·na Island (săn'tə kăt'l-ē'nə) 
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An island off southern California in the southern Santa Barbara Islands. Discovered in 1542, it has been a noted resort center since the 1920s.
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Santa Catalina (săn'tə kăt'əlē'nə) or Catalina Island, S Calif., one of the Santa Barbara Islands, off Huntington Beach, Calif. It is a resort island, 22 mi (35 km) long and 1 to 8 mi (1.6-12.9 km) wide, with a picturesque, irregular coastline dotted with coves and beaches. It was explored in 1542 by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, and given its present name by Vizcaíno in 1602. In 1919, William Wrigley bought the island and constructed vacation and sports facilities. Avalon, the only city on the island, is the center of activities, and is connected to the mainland by ferries. Of interest on Santa Catalina are a seal colony and submarine gardens.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California
Synonym: Santa Catalina
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- San Clemente Island
- San Pedro Channel (strait of southern California)
- Huntington Beach (city, California)
- Santa Barbara Islands (island group, California)
