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English: The Portuguese Bend region is the largest area of natural vegetation remaining on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, in Los Angeles County, California. Though once slated for development (and in fact the projected route of Crenshaw Boulevard through the area still shows on many maps), the area is geologically unstable and is unsuitable for building.
The geographical location and geological history of the peninsula make the remaining habitat extremely valuable for ecological and other scientific reasons. The peninsula, which was an island with the Palos Verdes Hills in recent geological time, has close floral and faunal similarities to the Channel Islands. This feature makes the Portuguese Bend Landslide area a natural research laboratory for the study of island biogeography and evolutionary ecology. The Palos Verdes Landslide is a slow moving landslide which is located near the Portuguese Bend. These hills form an elongated topographic dome that rises from sea level to altitudes of more than 430 meters. The main Portuguese Bend Slide spans, at its greatest, 2,700 feet (820 m) wide and 3900 long. The regional climate is characterized by mild winters and hot summers, with an annual precipitation of 25 to 100 centimeters. Precipitation occurs primarily during the winter months. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_Bend en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_... |
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| Source | Portuguese Bend, Rancho Palos Verdes, California |
| Author | Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA |
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