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Monterey Wall Paintings
Monterey Wall Paintings
Monterey was the capital of Alta California under both Spain and Mexico. It was the only port of entry for taxable goods in California. There is a variety of natural habitat in Monterey: littoral zone and sand dunes; closed-cone pine forest; and Monterey Cypress. There are no dairy farms in the city of Monterey; the semi-hard cheese known as Monterey Jack originated in nearby Carmel Valley, California, and is named after businessman and land speculator David Jack. The closed-cone pine habitat is dominated by Monterey pine, Knobcone pine and Bishop pine, and contains the rare Monterey manzanita. Other rare plants in Monterey include Hutchinson's delphinium, Tidestrom lupine, Gardner's yampah and Monterey Knotweed, the latter perhaps already extinct. Monterey Bay's maximum credible tsunami for a 100-year interval has been calculated as a wave nine feet high. The considerable undeveloped area in the northwest part of the city has a high potential for landslides and erosion.
Monterey's noise pollution has been mapped to define the principal sources of noise and to ascertain the areas of population exposed to significant levels. Principal sources are the Monterey Regional Airport, State Route 1 and major arterial streets such as Munras Avenue, Fremont Street, Del Monte Boulevard, and Camino Aguajito. While most of Monterey is a quiet residential city, a moderate number of people in the northern part of the city are exposed to aircraft noise at levels in excess of 60 db on the Community Noise Equivalent Level scale. The most intense source is State Route 1 all residents exposed to levels greater than 65 about 1600 people live near State Route 1 or one of the principal arterial streets. The City of Monterey in Monterey County is located on the southern edge of Monterey Bay, on Central California's Pacific coast.
