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Petaluma Gap

Sub-zone

Petaluma Gap is a named sub-zone of Sonoma Coast in the United States, covering 81,890 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Petaluma Gap viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Within
Sonoma Coast
Protected since
2018-01-08
Area
81,890 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
29.58 × 56.47 km
Centre
38.2390° N, 122.7395° W
State
CA
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.261
Petitioner
Patrick L. Shabram, Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance

Where it is

Nearest town
9 km west of Petaluma
Nearest city
12 km south-west of Rohnert Park 42,407 people
To the sea
16 km
Same latitude
Central Anatolia (Cappadocia) (Türkiye), Helan Mountain East (Ningxia) (China), Jumilla (Spain), Μοσχάτος Κεφαλληνίας (Greece), Faro (Italy)

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

Terrain

Elevation
-2–698 m
Mean elevation
84 m

Measured over the whole outline on 57,359 elevation cells of about 120 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 2

Within

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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