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- The absence of grazing animals on San Nicolas Island serves to protect the highly developed biological soil crusts that cover much of the island's land area.
- San Nicolas Island at a Glance. County: Ventura County. Distance to the nearest Island: 21 miles to Santa Catalina Island.
- San Nicolas Island is the most remote of California's Channel Islands, located 61 miles from the nearest point on the mainland coast.
- From 1835 to 1853, a Native American woman, stranded after the evacuation of her people, lived alone on San Nicolas Island.
- Because of its instrumentation, isolated environment, shoreline characteristics, San Nicolas Island is ideal for conducting test and training exercises.
- The US Navy owns San Nicolas Island. It is a naval weapons testing and training facility. In the past it has served as launch site for military research rockets.
- San Nicolas Island is owned by the United States Government and controlled by the US Navy as San Nicolas Naval Facility.
- Visiting San Nicolas Island off of the coast of California is no easy feat. There’s really only one way, working for the Navy in some capacity.
- San Nicolas Island, one of the Channel Islands, boasts stunning landscapes, diverse wildlife, and a fascinating history that is waiting to be explored.
- The Spanish padres who were building the California mis-sions decided to remove the Nicoleno from San Nicolas Island for their safety.
