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Santa Rosa Island
Santa Rosa Island1. An island of southern California in the northwest Channel Islands separated from the mainland by the Santa Barbara Channel.2. A barrier island of northwest Florida extending about 80 km (50 mi) eastward from Pensacola Bay along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.Santa Rosa Island
Santa Rosa Island, narrow barrier beach between the Gulf of Mexico and Santa Rosa Sound, NW Fla. in the vicinity of Pensacola, extending c.50 mi (80 km) parallel to the coast. It is the site of Fort Pickens and of a missile-launching station. The island is also a resort area. |