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Cape Mendocino : ウィキペディア英語版 | Cape Mendocino Cape Mendocino, located on the Lost Coast entirely within Humboldt County, California, USA, is the westernmost point on the coast of California. The South Cape Mendocino State Marine Reserve and Sugarloaf Island are immediately offshore, although closed to public access due to their protected status.〔California Department of Fish and Wildlife , (California Protected Marine Areas, 14 March 2013 )〕〔California Department of Fish and Wildlife, (Sugarloaf Island Special Closure ), 2015〕 Sugarloaf Island is cited as California's westernmost island.〔(Sugarloaf Island Special Closure ), California Marine Sanctuary Foundation, accessed July 12, 2015〕 ==History== Named by Spanish explorer Andrés de Urdaneta in 1565 in honor of Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain, Cape Mendocino has been a landmark since the 16th century, when Manila Galleons followed the prevailing westerlies across the Pacific to the Cape, then followed the coast south to Acapulco, Mexico. The Cape Mendocino Light was lit December 1, 1868, standing on eight prefabricated panels sent up from San Francisco; an automated light stood near the original location but was removed in 2013.
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