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North Coast

Appellation

North Coast is an appellation in the United States, covering 1,333,316 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
North Coast viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1983-09-21
Area
1,333,316 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
184.5 × 154.7 km
Centre
38.7616° N, 122.9741° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.30
Petitioner
Terry Dereniuk

Where it is

Nearest town
6.1 km south-east of Cloverdale
Nearest city
42 km north of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
36 km
Rivers nearby
Russian (0.7 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Biscoitos (Portugal), Lamezia (Italy), Yamagata (Japan)

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

Terrain

Elevation
-17–1,798 m
Mean elevation
336 m

Measured over the whole outline on 59,307 elevation cells of about 477 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 6

Inside North Coast · 12

Contains

Legal boundary

Read the boundary description

Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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