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West Sonoma Coast

Appellation

West Sonoma Coast is an appellation in the United States, covering 57,390 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
West Sonoma Coast viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2022-05-23
Area
57,390 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
49.07 × 60.98 km
Centre
38.5571° N, 123.2362° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.283
Petitioner
Patrick Shabram, West Sonoma Coast Vintners

Where it is

Nearest town
36 km west of Windsor
Nearest city
47 km north-west of Santa Rosa 178,127 people
To the sea
4.6 km
Rivers nearby
Russian (16 km)
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Jumilla (Spain), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Pico (Portugal), Malvasia delle Lipari (Italy)

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

Terrain

Elevation
0–690 m
Mean elevation
208 m

Measured over the whole outline on 40,873 elevation cells of about 120 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 1

Contains

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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