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Madera

Appellation

Madera is an appellation in the United States, covering 184,580 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Madera viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
1985-01-07
Area
184,580 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
45.71 × 75.89 km
Centre
36.9686° N, 120.2498° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.92

Where it is

Nearest town
17 km west of Madera
Nearest city
49 km north-west of Fresno 542,107 people
To the sea
137 km
Rivers nearby
San Joaquin (18 km) · Fresno Slough (22 km)
Same latitude
Cerasuolo di Vittoria (Italy), Yantai (China), Jerez-Xérès-Sherry (Spain), Malvasia Πάρος (Greece), Tavira (Portugal)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
32–212 m
Mean elevation
69 m

Measured over the whole outline on 124,661 elevation cells of about 122 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 2

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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