Santa Rosa Island (California)

Santa Rosa Island
Native name: Isla de Santa Rosa (Spanish) ; Wi'ma (Cruzeño)
	Sentinel-2 satellite image
	Santa Rosa Island near the top left
Geography
Location	North Pacific Ocean
Coordinates	33°58′N 120°06′W / 33.967°N 120.100°W
Area	83.12 sq mi (215.3 km2)
Area rank	2nd largest of the Channel Islands
Highest elevation	1,589 ft (484.3 m)
Highest point	Soledad Peak
Administration
	United States
State	California
County	Santa Barbara
National Park	Channel Islands
Symbols
Demographics
Population	2 (2000)
Pop. density	0.024/sq mi (0.0093/km2)
Additional information
Time zone	Pacific Time;

Santa Rosa Island (Spanish: Isla de Santa Rosa; Chumash: Wi'ma)^[1] is the second largest of the Channel Islands of California at 53,195 acres (215.27 km² or 83.118 sq mi). Santa Rosa is located about 26 miles (42 km) off the coast of Santa Barbara, California in Santa Barbara County and is part of Channel Islands National Park.^[2]

The Chumash, a Native American people lived on the Channel Islands at the time of European contact.

The remains of a 13,000-year-old Arlington Springs Man, possibly the oldest human remains in the Americas, were discovered on the island in 1959.

Santa Rosa Island is home to the rare Torrey Pine, a species of pine tree that exists only in two locations around the world.