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At the receiving end of one of California's major upwelling zones, this coastal habitat is also home to humpback and gray whales, seals, sea lions, and elephant seals. Point Reyes SMR and Point Reyes SMCA protect multiple habitats including exposed high energy rocky shoreline, sand & gravel beaches, offshore islets, surf grass, and soft & hard ...
The first elephant seal breeding colony was established at Chimney Beach, which is protected by 100-foot (30 m) cliffs [17], although the first documented pup was born at Point Reyes in 1976. [18]. In January 2019, during the federal government shutdown , park rangers were not working and the seals had pups on Drakes Beach and its parking lot.
Elephant seals can reach over 13 feet in length and can weigh 4,400 pounds, or 2.2 tons, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. They typically live about 19 years. They ...
A bull elephant seal on a California beach shocked researchers in 2022 with an uncharacteristic good deed, a recent study reported. The seal pushed a pup being swept out to sea back to shore at ...
The outcrop is, at its closest (Point Reyes), 6 mi (10 km) from the sanctuary itself. [ 2 ] Cordell Bank is one of the United States' 13 National Marine Sanctuaries that protect and preserve ocean ecosystems in the U.S. Cordell Bank is a seamount approximately 50 miles (80 km) northwest of San Francisco where the ocean bottom rises to within ...
The S.S. Point Reyes, long ago abandoned at the edge of Tomales Bay, has been loved and abused by decades of visitors. And its days appear to be numbered. This California 'shipwreck,' beloved but ...
Point Reyes: Pacific coast: California: October 20, 1972: 71,067.78 acres (287.6 km 2) Historic locations on Point Reyes Peninsula include the Point Reyes Lighthouse and Lifeboat Station and a recreated Coast Miwok village.
Point Reyes National Seashore covers over 100 square miles (260 km 2) and includes 33,300 acres (135 km 2) of coastal wilderness area. The undeveloped coastline stretches for 80 miles (130 km). The undeveloped coastline stretches for 80 miles (130 km).