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Santa Rosa Island |
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Santa Rosa Island, narrow barrier beach between the Gulf of Mexico and Santa Rosa Sound, NW Fla. in the vicinity of Pensacola, extending c.50 mi (80 km) parallel to the coast. It is the site of Fort Pickens and of a missile-launching station. The island is also a resort area. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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VENTURA - The Board of Supervisors has voted to fight a plan calling for transfer of Santa Rosa Island to the military for recreational hunting. Facility Design: Santa Rosa Island Tower at Eglin AFB, Fla. Located a short walk or drive from The Lodge, Torrey Pines State Reserve protects America's rarest pine tree--a species found only here, on less than a thousand acres, as well as in an isolated grove on Santa Rosa Island, one of the Channel Islands off the Southern California coast. |
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