McKittrick Tar Pits
Series of natural asphalt lakes situated in the western part of Kern County in southern California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The McKittrick Tar Pits (also McKittrick Oil Seeps and McKittrick Brea Pits) are a series of natural asphalt lakes situated in the western part of Kern County in southern California. The pits are the most extensive asphalt lakes in the state.[1]
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Location | State Hwy 33 (P.M. 33. 5) and State Hwy 58, in McKittrick, California |
Coordinates | 35°17′47″N 119°37′34″W |
Official name | McKittrick Tar Pits |
Designated | February 4, 1951 |
Reference no. | 498 |
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The McKittrick Tar Pits are one of the five natural asphalt lake areas in the world, the others being Tierra de Brea in Trinidad and Tobago, Lake Guanoco in Venezuela and the La Brea Tar Pits (Los Angeles) and Carpinteria Tar Pits (Carpinteria) both also located in the US state of California.[2]