Island of California
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island-of-california-181-10359226
title:
Island of California
text:
The Island of California was a long-held global misconception, dating from the 16th century, that the California region was not part of mainland North America but rather a large island separated from the continent by a strait now known as the Gulf of California. One of the most famous cartographic errors in history, it was propagated on many maps during the 17th and 18th centuries, despite contradictory evidence from various explorers. The legend was initially infused with the idea that Californ
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Phantom island
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island_of_California
date created:
2004-03-04T23:29:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T21:37:30Z
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13
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