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San Clemente Island
S an Clemente Island is the southernmost the number of military and civilian person- islands and from the mainland, including
of the Channel Islands of California. It is nel present on the island at any given time Coso obsidian from the California desert.
owned and operated by the United States is at least 300. The city of San Clemente in It has not been established what tribe the
Navy, and is a part of Los Angeles County. Orange County, California is named after the recent inhabitants belonged to, although
It is 21 nautical miles (39 km) long and island. Archeologists have found traces of the Tongva, who are well attested from
contains 147.13 km2 (56.81 sq mi) of land. human occupation on San Clemente Island Santa Catalina Island, are the most likely
The island is officially uninhabited as of 2000 dating back 10,000 years. Later inhabit- candidates.
U.S. Census. It is estimated, however, that ants left trade materials from the northern
