Santa Rosa Island (California)

Santa Rosa Island
Native name:
Isla de Santa Rosa (Spanish)
Wi'ma (Cruzeño)
Sentinel-2 satellite image
Santa Rosa Island near the top left
Geography
LocationNorth Pacific Ocean
Coordinates33°58′N 120°06′W / 33.967°N 120.100°W / 33.967; -120.100
Area83.12 sq mi (215.3 km2)
Area rank2nd largest of the Channel Islands
Highest elevation1,589 ft (484.3 m)
Highest pointSoledad Peak
Administration
United States
StateCalifornia
CountySanta Barbara
National ParkChannel Islands
Symbols
Demographics
Population2 (2000)
Pop. density0.024/sq mi (0.0093/km2)
Additional information
Time zone
Santa Rosa Island
Orcas near Santa Rosa Island

Santa Rosa Island (Spanish: Isla de Santa Rosa; Cruzeño Chumash: Wi'ma)[1] is the second largest of the Channel Islands of California at 53,195 acres (215.27 km2 or 83.118 sq mi). Santa Rosa is located about 26 miles (42 km) off the coast of Santa Barbara, California in Santa Barbara County and is part of Channel Islands National Park.[2]

The Chumash, a Native American people lived on the Channel Islands at the time of European contact.

The remains of a 13,000-year-old Arlington Springs Man, possibly the oldest human remains in the Americas, were discovered on the island in 1959.

Santa Rosa Island is home to the rare Torrey Pine, a species of pine tree that exists only in two locations around the world.

Public passenger access to the eastern portion of Santa Cruz Island is provided by Island Packers ferry service out of the Ventura Harbor.

  1. ^ "Chumash Place Names".
  2. ^ "Santa Rosa Island - Channel Islands National Park (U.S. National Park Service)".