Terminal Island

Terminal Island is an artificial island located in Los Angeles County, California between Los Angeles Harbor and Long Beach Harbor. Originally a mudflat known to the Spanish as Isla Raza Du Buena Gente, and later called Rattlesnake Island, it has officially been Terminal Island since 1918.

Related Topics:
Artificial island - Los Angeles County, California - Los Angeles Harbor - Long Beach Harbor - Mudflat - 1918

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The Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach are the major landowners on the island, who then lease much of their land for container terminals and bulk terminals. The island also hosts canneries, shipyards, Coast Guard facilities, and a Federal Correctional Institution.

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Port of Los Angeles - Port of Long Beach - Canneries - Shipyard - Coast Guard - Federal Correctional Institution

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The Long Beach Naval Shipyard once took up a roughly half of the island, but the base was decommissioned in 1997. Sea Launch has their docking facilities on the mole that was part of the naval station.

Related Topics:
Long Beach Naval Shipyard - 1997 - Sea Launch

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