Marina del Rey (Spanish for "Navy of the King", or "Seacoast of the King") is a
census-designated place seaside community located in an
unincorporated area of
Los Angeles County,
California,
United States. The population was 8,176 as of the 2000 census. Marina del Rey is four miles from the Los Angeles International Airport. The
Fisherman's Village offers a view of Marina del Rey's dominant feature, the largest man-made small boat harbor in the world, with about 7000 pleasure boats and yachts. The marina is surrounded by high-rise condos, hotels, apartments, shops, and restaurants, as well as the
USC Information Sciences Institute and
ICANN, the
de facto governing organization of the
Internet. There are also a large number of shopping centers lining Lincoln Boulevard just to the east.
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