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Southeast Farallon Islands (from nautical chart of 1957) A Fata Morgana mirage of the Farallon Islands, as viewed from San Francisco. The Farallon Islands / f æ r ə l ɔː n / FA-ra-lon, [2] or Farallones (from Spanish farallón 'pillar, sea cliff'), are a group of islands and sea stacks in the Gulf of the Farallones, off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States.
Due to the lack of natural predators, the wildlife in the Galápagos is extremely tame and has no instinctive fear. [1] The Galápagos Islands are home to a remarkable number of endemic species. The stark rocky islands (many with few plants) made it necessary for many species to adapt to survive and by doing so evolved into new species.
Santiago Galapagos mouse, (Nesoryzomys swarthi) Fernandina rice rat, (Nesoryzomys fernandinae) Nesoryzomys swarthi; Darwin's Galapagos mouse,(Nesoryzomys darwini) Indefatigable Galapagos mouse,(Nesoryzomys indefessus) Galapagos giant rat,(Megaoryzomys curioi)
Bathymetric map of area around the Galápagos microplate with main tectonic features marked. The 13,000 km 2 Galápagos microplate lies at the western end of the GSC. It is bounded to the west by strands of the East Pacific Rise, to the southeast by the Dietz Volcanic Ridge and the Dietz Deep rift, and to the north by the GSC. [4]
The lasting interaction of mother–offspring pairs is a central social unit in these sea lions. The cow will nurture a pup for up to three years. In that time, the cow and the pup will recognize each other's bark from the rest of the colony. Within the colony, sea lion pups live together in a rookery. Pups can be seen together napping, playing ...
View of downtown San Francisco from the Randall Museum. Originally named the "Junior Museum", the facility was established in 1937 in an old city jail on what is now the campus of City College of San Francisco. [2] [1] In 1947, a $12 million bond was issued for the creation of recreation and park capital projects, one of which included a new ...
The bay muds are widespread in San Francisco Bay and, at Richardson Bay, are approximately 80 to 95 feet (24 to 30 meters) deep. [12] The Bay Muds are of Holocene Age (less than 10,000 years of age). They overlie firm alluvial soils which contain two sand layers at 92 and 110 feet (29 and 35 meters), respectively.
San Francisco National Cemetery; Sutro District, including Cliff House; Sutro Baths; Sutro Heights Park; San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, including Aquatic Park; Hyde Street Pier; United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Farallon National Wildlife Refuge; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration