Point Arguello

proper noun

A headland on the Gaviota Coast, Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

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Punta PedernalesLos PedernalesPedernalesArguello
OriginSpanish Argüello →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A headland on the Gaviota Coast, Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

    Synonyms: Punta Pedernales, Los Pedernales, Pedernales, Arguello

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA headland on the Gaviota Coast, Santa Barbara County, California, United States.

Similar
Punta PedernalesLos PedernalesPedernalesArguello
Also see
vandenberg

Origin

  1. SpanishArgüello“surname”
  2. EnglishPoint Arguello

point + Arguello. From Spanish Argüello (“surname”). Coined by British Royal Navy officer, sea captain, explorer and Captain George Vancouver in 1792. Named after Spaniard frontier solider, politician, commandant of the Santa Barbara presidio, acting governor of Alta California and alférez (sublieutenant) José Darío Argüello.

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APA

Point Arguello. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Point%20Arguello

MLA

“Point Arguello.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Point%20Arguello. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Point Arguello,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Point%20Arguello.

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