Corona del Mar State Beach (

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for the Crown of the Sea) is a protected

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in the

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system of

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, United States. It is located in

Corona del Mar, Newport Beach Corona del Mar (Spanish for "Crown of the Sea") is a seaside neighborhood in the city of Newport Beach, California. It generally consists of all the land on the seaward face of the San Joaquin Hills south of Avocado Avenue to the city limits, as ...

, and operated by the city of

Newport Beach Newport Beach is a coastal city in South Orange County, California. Newport Beach is known for swimming and sandy beaches. Newport Harbor once supported maritime industries however today, it is used mostly for recreation. Balboa Island draws ...

. The park was established in 1947.

History

The beach had been a

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hotspot until the late 1930s, when the Newport Harbor

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was extended, leading to the creation of The Wedge as a popular

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, but shielding Corona from all but the most southerly swells. Surfing legend

Duke Kahanamoku Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968) was a Hawaiian competition swimmer who popularized the sport of surfing. A Native Hawaiian, he was born to a minor noble family less than three years before th ...

is credited with the first use of a surfboard for rescue purposes at Corona del Mar beach in 1925, when a charted fishing vessel capsized in heavy surf and Kahanamoku rescued people via surfboard.

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Corona del Mar State Beach
{{Protected areas of California, SP Beaches of Southern California California State Beaches Newport Beach, California Parks in Orange County, California Protected areas established in 1947 Surfing locations in California 1947 establishments in California Beaches of Orange County, California

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