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Central Coast

Appellation

Central Coast is an appellation in the United States, covering 2,749,020 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Central Coast viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1985-10-24
Area
2,749,020 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
405.07 × 265.42 km
Centre
36.2273° N, 121.2146° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.75
Petitioner
Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association

Where it is

Nearest town
11 km south of Greenfield
Nearest city
64 km south-east of Salinas 157,380 people
To the sea
36 km
Rivers nearby
Salinas (6.8 km)
Same latitude
Ρόδος (Greece), Nagano (Japan), Gozo (Malta)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
-1–1,704 m
Mean elevation
329 m

Measured over the whole outline on 114,557 elevation cells of about 493 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 10

Inside Central Coast · 13

Contains

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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