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'''Jewfish Point''' is a [[Cape (geography)|cape]] in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]].<ref>{{GNIS|244062}}</ref> |
'''Jewfish Point''' is a [[Cape (geography)|cape]] in [[Los Angeles County, California|Los Angeles County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]].<ref>{{GNIS|244062}}</ref> It is located on the Southeast coast of [[Santa Catalina Island]] <ref>http://www.catalinaconservancy.org/userfiles/files/maps/Bike%20map%203d.pdf</ref>. |
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The cape was named for a type of fish ([[Epinephelus itajara|grouper, formerly known as "jew fish"]]) prized for its taste.<ref>{{cite book|last=Monmonier|first=Mark|title=From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8DyZWTwkfF0C&pg=PA42|date=15 September 2008|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-53464-0|page=42}}</ref> |
The cape was named for a type of fish ([[Epinephelus itajara|grouper, formerly known as "jew fish"]]) prized for its taste.<ref>{{cite book|last=Monmonier|first=Mark|title=From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8DyZWTwkfF0C&pg=PA42|date=15 September 2008|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-53464-0|page=42}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 03:34, 13 September 2017
Jewfish Point is a cape in Los Angeles County, in the U.S. state of California.[1] It is located on the Southeast coast of Santa Catalina Island [2].
The cape was named for a type of fish (grouper, formerly known as "jew fish") prized for its taste.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jewfish Point
- ^ http://www.catalinaconservancy.org/userfiles/files/maps/Bike%20map%203d.pdf
- ^ Monmonier, Mark (15 September 2008). From Squaw Tit to Whorehouse Meadow: How Maps Name, Claim, and Inflame. University of Chicago Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-226-53464-0.
33°19′13″N 118°18′14″W / 33.3204°N 118.3038°W
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