Maps and Exploration

Central Coast (California)

The Central Coast is an area of California, roughly spanning the coastal region between Point Mugu and Monterey Bay. It lies northwest of Los Angeles and south of the San Francisco Bay Area, and includes the rugged, rural, and sparsely populated stretch of coastline known as Big Sur. From south to north, the core counties of the Central Coast are Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz; broader definitions also extend the region south to include Ventura County, which is more commonly classified as part of Southern California. The Central Coast is the location of the Central Coast AVA. Geographically, the actual midpoint of the California coast lies north of Santa Cruz, near Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County. Neither the popular use of the term Central Coast nor that of the California North Coast include the San Francisco Peninsula counties of San Mateo and San Francisco.

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See also

• ▸British Exploring Society
• ▸Joannès Barbier
• ▸Cajamarca

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