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Santa Maria Valley

Sub-zone

Santa Maria Valley is a named sub-zone of Central Coast in the United States, covering 46,952 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Santa Maria Valley viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Central Coast
Protected since
1981-09-04
Area
46,952 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
27.64 × 27.57 km
Centre
34.9081° N, 120.2984° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.28
Petitioner
Sara Schorske of Compliance Service of America

Where it is

Nearest town
14 km south-east of Santa Maria
Nearest city
33 km north-east of Lompoc 44,164 people
To the sea
29 km
Same latitude
Βουνί Παναγιάς – Αμπελίτης (Cyprus), Malvasia Σητείας (Greece), Osaka (Japan)

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

Terrain

Elevation
62–985 m
Mean elevation
272 m

Measured over the whole outline on 120,379 elevation cells of about 63 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 2

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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