REDONDO BEACH

city, Los Angeles county, southern California, U.S., adjacent to Palos Verde Peninsula (south) and Hermosa Beach (north), on Santa Monica Bay. A former commercial port for Los Angeles (before development of San Pedro Harbor), it grew as a beach resort near the site of Rancho Sausal Redondo (round willow grove) and was incorporated in 1892. King Harbor, protected by a breakwater, has modern marina facilities. Pop. (1990) 60,167.