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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.
Yellowtail rockfish over boot sponges in the Greater Farallones National Marine Sacntuary.. The Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (formerly Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary) protects the wildlife, habitats, and cultural resources of one of the most diverse and bountiful marine environments in the world, an area of 3,295 square miles off the northern and central ...
Gulf of the Farallones is a gulf of the Pacific Ocean off the northern California coast. [1] It extends westward from the opening of the San Francisco Bay and Drakes Bay to the Farallon Islands . Most of the gulf lies in Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary , which protects about 1,250 square miles (3,200 km 2 ).
The area around the Farallones is a breeding ground for great white sharks, but in May many of them head elsewhere. On May 11, with weather conditions judged to be favorable, Gubser got into the ...
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary: Gulf of Mexico: 160 sq mi (414 km 2) January 17, 1992 [10] Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary: Atlantic: 22 sq mi (57 km 2) January 16, 1981 [10] Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary: Pacific: 3,295 sq mi (8,534 km 2) January 16, 1981 [10] Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine ...
The SS United States is on her way to a new life — quite literally. The 990-foot ocean liner is headed south to the Gulf Coast, where she will be sunk off the coast of Okaloosa County, Florida ...
The island became a part of Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary in 1981. In 1998, Bolinas Lagoon was declared one of 17 Wetlands of International Importance in the USA by UNESCO. There are ongoing concerns that the waters around the island are gradually silting, affecting both human activity as well as the flora and fauna of the area.
The Point Reyes Lighthouse, also known as Point Reyes Light or the Point Reyes Light Station, is a lighthouse in the Gulf of the Farallones on Point Reyes in Point Reyes National Seashore, located in Marin County, California, United States.