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Mendocino

American  
[men-duh-see-noh] / ˌmɛn dəˈsi noʊ /

noun

  1. Cape, a cape in NW California: the westernmost point in California.


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On a recent Sunday, he and his mother, Alice, sighed while surveying what had been their house on Mendocino Street, about a mile west of Harris’ home.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

I’ve had good Chenins from Mendocino and Sonoma in California, not to mention Oregon, Washington and New York state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

North of Cape Mendocino, California, the Juan de Fuca plate dives beneath North America along a megathrust subduction zone known as Cascadia.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

Radiocarbon dating revealed that many of these paired deposits north and south of Cape Mendocino formed at nearly the same time, within the limits of dating accuracy.

From Science Daily • Oct. 22, 2025

“Thank the gods you’re awake! We’re in Mendocino, about a hundred and fifty miles north of the Golden Gate.”

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan