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Palos Verdes Peninsula
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Palos Verdes Peninsula
The
Palos Verdes Peninsula
is a
landform
and a geographic sub-region of the
Los Angeles metropolitan area
, within southwestern
Los Angeles County
in the U.S. state of
California
. It is located south of the cities of
Torrance
and
Carson
, and is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west and south, and the
Port of Los Angeles
on the east. The peninsula contains a group of affluent coastal cities in the
Palos Verdes Hills
, including
Palos Verdes Estates
,
Rancho Palos Verdes
,
Rolling Hills
and
Rolling Hills Estates
. The peninsula also physically includes the
Los Angeles City
neighborhood of
San Pedro
; however, San Pedro lies on flatlands to the east of the Palos Verdes Hills, and is sometimes not considered to be part of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, culturally speaking. The Palos Verdes Peninsula can be considered part of the
South Bay
region of the Los Angeles metro area.
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