Definition of Marina del rey, california

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.