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Tajiguas Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USAi
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Tajiguas Beach, Winter 2018

Tajiguas Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Bluffs at Tajiguas Beach, 2018

Tajiguas Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Tajiguas Beach, Winter 2018

Tajiguas Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Bluffs at Tajiguas Beach, 2018

Tajiguas Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Tajiguas Beach, Winter 2018

Tajiguas Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Bluffs at Tajiguas Beach, 2018

Tajiguas Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 27' 48'' North , 120° 6' 1'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
34.46354,-120.10035
GRN:
N23W72
Type:
Beach - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Csb : Warm-summer Mediterranean climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Solvang5,741 (2017)15.1km
Santa Ynez4,418 (2011)16.9km
Buellton5,082 (2017)18.7km
Ballard467 (2011)19.2km
Isla Vista23,096 (2011)22.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
422173
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:422173:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Tajiguas Beach is a narrow beach on the Gaviota Coast at the mouth of Tajiguas Creek two miles west of Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County. It is the historical site of a Chumash Village that in 1769 spanned both sides of the mouth of Tajiguas Creek and was inhabited at that time by approximately 400-800 people though it was abandoned within the following six years.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2

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CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajiguas,_California
Wikidata ID:Q16243099

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References

Dibblee, T.W. (1981) Geologic map of the Tajiguas quadrangle, California. Open-File Report Vol. 1981 (81-371) US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/ofr81371
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