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'''[http://www.cnrsw.navy.mil/Facility/sci.htm San Clemente]''' is the southernmost of the [[Channel Islands (California)|Channel Islands]]. SNC is owned by the
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, and is used for sea, air and land tactical training. It lies about 60 miles south of [[Long Beach]], [[California]] and 75 miles northwest of [[San Diego]].
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'''[http://www.cnrsw.navy.mil/Facility/sci.htm San Clemente]''' is the southernmost of the [[Channel Islands (California)|Channel Islands]]. SNC is owned by the US Navy, and is used for sea, air and land tactical training. It lies about 60 miles south of [[Long Beach]], [[California]] and 75 miles northwest of [[San Diego]].
The island is not accessible to civilians, because it houses restricted Navy facilities. The waters off San Clemente are used for kayaking, scuba diving and fishing.
The island is not accessible to civilians, because it houses restricted Navy facilities. The waters off San Clemente are used for kayaking, scuba diving and fishing.
==Get in==
==Get in==
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San Clemente is accessible from the mainland on charter boats from [[Long Beach]], [[Newport Beach]] and [[San Diego]].
San Clemente is accessible from the mainland on charter boats from [[Long Beach]], [[Newport Beach]] and [[San Diego]].
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==Go next==
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* '''[[Catalina Island]]''' - The only island with significant permanent civilian settlements and tourist accommodations: the resort town of [[Avalon (California)|Avalon]] and the unincorporated village of [[Two Harbors]].
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* '''[[Channel Islands National Park]]''' - Channel Islands National Park encompasses the majority of the Channel Islands chain and is home to incredible marine life, beautiful and rugged scenery, and the wily Channel Islands fox. The islands are remote with very limited services, attracting hikers, backpackers and scuba divers to explore both the above and below-water wilderness.
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[[WikiPedia:San Clemente Island]]
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[[Commons:Category:San Clemente Island]]
[[Commons:Category:San Clemente Island]]