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Cape Mendocino, where the coast turns
1587
Humboldt County, California
paulhami · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
The westernmost point of California and the landfall Manila galleons aimed for after crossing the Pacific, they ran east until they hit this coast, then turned south for Acapulco. Three tectonic plates meet just offshore, which is why this stretch is the most seismically active in the contiguous United States.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: documented spot
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