West Channel

West Channel is a channel in Los Angeles, Southern California, California. West Channel is situated nearby to the hamlet Miraleste, as well as near the locality San Pedro Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include SS Lane Victory and Cabrillo Marine Aquarium.

SS Lane Victory

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SS Lane Victory is an American Victory-class cargo ship used in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. The ship was preserved in 1989 to serve as a museum ship in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles, California.

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium

Public aquarium

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Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is a public aquarium in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The aquarium interprets both the physical processes of oceanography and marine biology of Southern California by use of displays and educational programs for the public.

Cabrillo Beach

Beach

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Cabrillo Beach is a historic public beach located in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. It is named after Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, a Spanish explorer who was the first to sail up the California coast. Cabrillo has two separate beach areas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include San Pedro and Wilmington.

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.

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 4 miles north of West Channel.

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 5 miles north of West Channel.

West Channel

Type: Channel
Category: body of water
Location: Los Angeles, Southern California, California, United States, North America
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Latitude

33.7203° or 33° 43′ 13″ north

Longitude

-118.27924° or 118° 16′ 45″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

8553PPCC+48

GeoNames ID

5407911

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