Santa Catalina

(ˈsæntə ˌkætəˈliːnə)

(Placename) an island in the Pacific, off the coast of SW California: part of Los Angeles county: resort. Area: 181 sq km (70 sq miles). Also called: Catalina Island

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San′ta Catali′na

an island off the SW coast of California: resort. 132 sq. mi. (342 sq. km). Also called Catalina Island, Catalina.

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Santa Catalina - an island resort in the Pacific off the southwestern coast of California

Catalina Island

City of the Angels, Los Angeles - a city in southern California; motion picture capital of the world; most populous city of California and second largest in the United States

Pacific, Pacific Ocean - the largest ocean in the world

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Kent and Berry Davis, all of Tucson, crossed the Santa Catalina mountains and traveled due west, as nearly as the configuration of the country permitted.

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This cannot be doubted, as Daylight himself knew, it was by the merest chance, when in Los Angeles, that he heard the tuna were running strong at Santa Catalina, and went over to the island instead of returning directly to San Francisco as he had planned.

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Mother Francisca (baptismal name Francisca de Fuentes) founded the Beaterio de Santa Catalina de Siena de las Hermanas de Penitencia de la Tercera Orden on July 26, 1686.

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Among the churches listed on the recommendation are the Holy Rosary Parish in Angeles City; Nuestra Senora de Gracia (Our Lady of Grace) Parish in Mabalacat City; San Bartolome Apostol Parish in Magalang; San Agustin Parish in Lubao; Santa Lucia Parish in Sasmuan; Immaculada (Immaculate) Concepcion Parish in Guagua; Santiago Apostol Parish in Betis, Guagua; San Jose Labrador Parish in Floridablanca; Santa Catalina de Alexandria Parish in Porac; and Santa Rita de Cascia Parish in Santa Rita.

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Colombian officials said that the municipalities of San Andres, Providencia, and Santa Catalina -- part of an archipelago of the same name -- were mostly affected.

Strong 6.1-magnitude quake shakes Colombian Caribbean islands

Santa Catalina de Alejandria Church, popularly called Tayum Church, is found in Abra province.

Centuries-old churches featured in stamps

American seafarers later used Santa Catalina as their base for running contraband and smugglers brought Chinese ashore here before sneaking them across to the mainland.

California's Resort Island

area of Pacific Ocean located midway between Los Angeles and San Diego off the Orange County coast linking Dana Point with Santa Catalina and San Clemente islands.

Journalist Ned Madden Announces "The Catalina Triangle" - Third Installment in California "South Coast Trilogy"

On Santa Catalina Island, the water's clear emerald; the rolling mountains are lush; and shoals of garibaldi often make an appearance.

Guide to Catalina Island

Police squads carefully checked the Hotel Santa Catalina, in Gran Canaria, and its surroundings before the team arrived.

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