Terminal Island
Terminal Island, historically known as Isla Raza de Buena Gente, is a largely artificial island located in Los Angeles County, California, between the neighborhoods of Wilmington and San Pedro in the city of Los Angeles, and the city of Long Beach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Los Angeles County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Isla Raza de Buena Gente”, “Isla Raza Du Buena Gente”, “La Isla de la Culebra de Cascabel”, “Rattle Snake Island”, “Rattlesnake Terminal Island”, and “Terminal Island, CA”
- Historically known as: “Rattlesnake Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include USS Iowa and Vincent Thomas Brücke.
USS Iowa
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USS Iowa is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa. Owing to the cancellation of the Montana-class battleships, Iowa is the last lead ship of any class of United States battleships and was the only ship of her class to serve in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. USS Iowa is situated 2 miles southwest of Terminal Island.
Vincent Thomas Brücke
Bridge
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The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a 1,500-foot-long suspension bridge, crossing Los Angeles Harbor in Los Angeles, California, linking San Pedro with Terminal Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wilmington and San Pedro.
Wilmington
Suburb
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Wilmington is a neighborhood in the South Bay and Harbor region of Los Angeles, California, covering 9.14 square miles. Featuring a heavy concentration of industry and the third-largest oil field in the continental United States, this neighborhood has a high percentage of Latino and foreign-born residents. Wilmington is situated 2 miles northwest of Terminal Island.
San Pedro
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San Pedro is a district of Los Angeles County on the South Bay harbor, immediately east of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Harbor City
Quarter
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Harbor City is a highly diverse neighborhood in the South Bay and Harbor region of Los Angeles, California, with a population upward of 36,000 people. Originally part of the Rancho San Pedro Spanish land grant, the 2.58-square-mile Harbor City was brought into Los Angeles as a preliminary step in the larger city's consolidation with the port cities of Wilmington and San Pedro. Harbor City is situated 4 miles northwest of Terminal Island.
Terminal Island
- Categories: neighborhood and landform
- Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Urdu—“Terminal Island” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Տերմինալ (կղզի)”
- Armenian: “Տերմինալ”
- Cebuano: “Terminal Island”
- Chinese: “特米诺岛”
- Chinese: “終端島”
- Chinese: “终端岛”
- French: “Terminal Island”
- Japanese: “ターミナル・アイランド”
- Japanese: “ターミナル島”
- Korean: “터미날 섬”
- Korean: “터미널섬”
- Russian: “Терминал”
- South Azerbaijani: “ترمینال ایسلند”
- Spanish: “Isla Terminal”
- Spanish: “Terminal Island”
- Urdu: “ٹرمینل جزیرہ”
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