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                                                                 SAN MIGUEL ISLANDThe westernmost Channel Island is harsh, windswept, and the water is                                                                                                                                           33o57.1'N  119o53'W                                                                         Footprint State               State Marine                                                  cabezon, and sheephead.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 119o58'W             Gull Island                                                           Marine Reserve              Conservation Area
                                                                                                                                                                           Bee Rock                                                                                                          East Point                            33o57.7'N                      FOOTPRINT REEF 5’-20’+ Popular
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                                                                 cold. Early Chumash inhabitants arrived more than 10,000 years ago,                                                                                         33o57.1'N                                                       33o56.45'N                                                           blue water dive site for shark watching
                                                                 but it was 19th-Century sheep ranching that nearly destroyed the                                                                                            119o58.2'W                                                      119o58.00'W                                                          or charter shark cage dives. Good for
                                                                 island environment. Recovery is at last taking place. Ranger-guided                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 33o54.1'N
                                                                 hikers trek 16 miles to Point Bennett and back. Six types of pinnipeds                                              33o55'N                                      Skunk Point                                                                                            Gull Island              photos. Reef is 300’+ deep.          33o54.1'N                    119o26.0'W
                                                                 have been observed at the rookery there, including harbor seals,                                                    120o10'W                                State Marine Reserve                                                                                  State Marine Reserve
                                                                 California sea lions, Northern elephant seals, Northern fur seals,                     Orca (Killer Whale)                                                                                                                                                                                                                            119o31.0'W       ANACAPA ISLAND
                                                                 Stellar sea lions, and Guadalupe fur seals. The latter two have not
                                                                                                                                                                             South Point                          33o53.8'N
                                                                                                                                                                        State Marine Reserve                      120o6.5'W
                                                                                                                                                                                                             South Point
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                                                                 recently bred here and are rare. At times there are tens of thousands                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Anacapa Island, which is comprised of three islets, is the most often
                                                                 of pinnipeds in one of the most prolific wildlife displays on earth. The
           Northern Elephant Seals                               undersea features fish and invertebrates common only north of Point                                                 33o51.4'N               33o51.4'N                                                                                      33o51.7'N              33o51.7'N                                                                      visited of the Channel Islands. Just eleven nautical miles from the
               at Point Bennett,                                 Conception. There are large schools of rockfish, huge sunflower stars,                                              120o10'W                120o6.5'W                                                                                      119o53'W               119o48'W                                                                       Channel Islands Harbor, East Anacapa Island features 1.5 miles of
              San Miguel Island                                  a colorful array of anemones, scallops, and a general abundance of
                  x                                              invertebrates. In good weather, usually during autumn, diving is                                                    SANTA ROSA ISLAND                                                                                                                   SANTA CRUZ ISLAND                                                                        hiking trails, where visitors can explore the island wilderness.                                                                Pilot Whale
                                                                 great, with spectacular clarity. Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Twenty-nine Chumash sites have been discovered on the islets.
              7386' deep                                         Cabrillo died here in 1543.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Anacapa Island is volcanic in origin, and has 130 sea caves, many                                                        SCALE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  of which kayakers can peer into. Thousands of sea birds, including                                       0 5 10
           Kelp Forest Creatures                                                                                                                                                  Santa Rosa Island has beautiful sandy beaches, fresh water springs,                                                                  The largest Channel Island features 96 square miles of mountainous terrain,                brown pelicans, use Anacapa Island as a nesting area. West                The lighthouse and the
                                                                                                                                                                                  many unique plants, and a Torrey pines forest, which is one of the                                                                   including the highest peak, Mount Diablo (Devil's Peak), at 2450 feet. The                 Anacapa Island is famous for its brown pelican fledgling area. The     California mainland are seen                       Nautical Miles
                                                                                                                                                                                  rarest trees in the world. During the ice ages, when the the northern                                                                easternmost 24% of the island belongs to Channel Islands National Park,                    Anacapa Island State Marine Reserve is pristine, with large lobsters,   beyond a field of blooming        0 5 10
                                                                                                                                                                                  Channel Islands were joined, they were widely inhabited by pygmy                                                                     and the balance is controlled by the Nature Conservancy. The island has                    abalones, scallops, and many marine animals. Thick kelp forests
                                                                                                                                                                                  mammoths. Santa Rosa Island has thousands of archaeological sites,                                                                   year-round streams and springs, a fresh water marsh, hundreds of plant and                 abound, as do colorful fishes in water with visibility often reaching    coreopsis on a spring day                         Statute Miles
                                                                                                                                                                                  including the site of "Arlington Springs Woman", which is thought to be                                                              animal species, including eight plant species found only on Santa Cruz                     100 feet. Caves and underwater fissures in volcanic rocks host               at Anacapa Island                    0 5 10
                                                                                                                                                                                  the oldest human remains ever found in North America, dating back                                                                    Island, plus rare birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians. Santa Cruz                     gorgonian corals, starfish, anemones, snails, and nudibranchs.
                                                                                                                                                                                  13,000 years. Pygmy mammoths were likely here when humans were                                                                       Island sits in the transition zone of warm southerly and colder northerly                                                                                                                                             Kilometers
                              Juvenile                                                                                                                                            as well. Six plant species exist on this island and nowhere else. Santa                                                              currents, creating diverse underwater life. Especially on the northern side,
           Adult Garibaldi                                                                                                                                                        Rosa Island is influenced by cool northern currents. Its underwater is                                                               there are lots of sea caves, including Painted Cave, the largest sea cave in
           California State Fish                                                                                                                                                  characterized by rocky pinnacles and thick kelp forests, both with                                                                   the world. The undersea also features reefs and ledges and amazing kelp
                                                                   Rubberlip                               Blue Shark                                                             abundant and diverse fishes and invertebrates. Rockfish are colorful,                                                                forests. Good diving can be found somewhere around the island almost
                                                         Topsmelt  Surfperch                                                                                                      as are the anemones, nudibranchs, and purple hydrocorals, amongst
                                                                                                                                                                                  many other lifeforms. Giant kelp grows around the island, creating                                                                   always. There is a prolific variety of nudibranchs, anemones, moon and
                                                                                                                                                                                  superb habitat. Commercial scallop, urchin, and abalone harvesting                                                                   purple jellyfish, and gorgonians including pink gorgonians. There is more
                                                                                                                                                                                  has long been part of island history. Very large lobsters have been                                                                  underwater diversity found her than at any other Channel Island. The                                                                                              102' deep x
                                                                                                                                                          View of Becher's Bay,   caught as well. Pelagic jellyfish accompany plankton blooms. The
                                                                                                                                                           Santa Rosa Island,     island also plays host to many marine birds, including brown pelicans                                                                weather usually blows out of the north and strikes the side of the island that
                                                                                                                                                                                  and double crested cormorants, plus harbor seals, behemoth Northern                                                                  faces the mainland. The open ocean side is often the lee-side with the
                                            Walleye                                                        Black Surfperch                              through the Torrey Pines                                                                                                                                       calmest conditions. There are numerous wrecks to dive, including the
                                           Surfperch
           Opaleye                                                 Bocaccio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            famous minesweeper “Peacock”, and others.                                                                                                                                      348o
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Santa Cruz Basin                                                                                   42.0 NM
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330 40’ N                                                                                                                                                                         elephant seals, and California sea lions.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      78.1 Km                                        Minke Whale
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  168o              Boundary of
           Señorita                                                                                           Pile                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       x                                                                                                                       Channel Islands
                                                                                                           Surfperch                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 6420' deep                                                                                           56 NM            National Marine Sanctuary
                                           Halfmoon                         California                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     64 Mi                at 6 miles offshore
                                                                             Sea Lion                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     103 Km
                                                                   Blacksmith                   Juvenile                     Yellowtail
                                                                                                                             Harbor Seal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     to
           Giant Kelpfish                  Sardines                                                        Female                                                                       Popeye                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Santa Barbara
                                                                                                                                                                                       Catalufa
                                Leopard Shark                                                   Sheephead  Male                                         Sargo                        Zebra Perch Cormorant                                                                                                                          Pelican Bay at Santa Cruz
                       ClKineglpfish                                                                                                                           Olive Rockfish                                                                                                                                                         Island as viewed from
           Giant Kelp
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Nature Conservancy Proerty

                                                                   Treefish                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Snorkelers enjoy blue water
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             near Landing Cove,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Santa Barbara Island

                                           Starry Rockfish                                                                                                              Blue Rockfish           Rainbow                 Barracuda                                                                                                                                                                                       SANTA BARBARA ISLAND
                                                                                                                                                                                                Surfperch
           WhSpiStaehnaiwshlCrKabSeplpiny                                                Rock Wrasse                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     The smallest Channel Island is noted for its huge sea lion rookery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         on the east side. The island is small, but the undersea adventure is
                                                                   Copper Rockfish                                                                      White Sea Bass                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   big. Gregarious, curious, playful sea lions entertain themselves by                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Santa Barbara Island
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         hanging around divers, swooping, blowing bubbles, and even                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          State Marine Reserve
                                                        Octopus                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          tugging on divers’ fins. Santa Barbara Island has abundant kelp
            Plumed                         Blue-banded                             Male                                                                                           Lingcod                                                                                                                                                          Pacific Ocean                                                         forests and warmer water than the Northern Channel Islands.                                       Santa Barbara Island Light
           Anemone     Red Sea Goby                                          Female                                                                                                           Great Sculpin                                                                                                                                                                                                              Water visibility is usually over 30 feet, and often exceeds 80 feet.                                     33o29.2'N 119o01.8'W
                       Urchin                                                                                                                                                                                                        Barred                                                                                                   Wolf Eel                                                                   In addition to kelp forests, there are white sandy bottoms, caves,
                                                                                                                                                        Cabezon                       SGhuovitealrnfoisshe                         Sand Bass                                                                                                                                                                             pinnacles, drop-offs, and a half-mile off Webster Point there is a                                33o27.9'N   33o28.5'N 119o01.7'W
                                                                                                Moray Eel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                huge underwater arch at 70 feet depth. The waters are rich in reef                                119o02.2'W                        33o28.5'N
                     Purple Sea            BlacGkoebyey  Kelp Greenling                                     Giant Sea Bass                                        Bat Ray                                      Spotted                                                                                     Kelp Bass                                                                                                     fishes, lobsters, nudibranchs, abalone, bat rays, and halibut. The
                       Urchin                                                                              (Black Sea Bass)                                California                                        Scorpionfish                                                                                 (Calico Bass)                                                                                                  island appears desolate as it receives only nine inches of rain per                                    Sutil                      118o58.27'W
                                                                                                                                                             Halibut                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     year. It has steep cliffs and only one sandy beach.                                                   Island
                     Ochre                                Spiny    Gorgonian                               Sunflower                                                                                                                                                                                         C-O Turbot                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Boundary of
                    Seastar                              Lobster    Sea Fan                                   Star     Thornback                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Channel Islands
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     National Park
                      Green Strawberry                                                    Eel                                Ray                                                                                 Sea                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               at 1 Mile Offshore
                    Anemone Anemone                                                      Grass                                                                                                               Cucumber
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Horn Shark
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           33o24.9'N
                                                                   Bat Star                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                119o02.2'W
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