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1932. Cabrillo National Monument (Spanish: Monumento nacional Cabrillo) is a national monument at the southern tip of the Point Loma Peninsula in San Diego, California, United States. It commemorates the landing of João Rodrigues Cabrilho at San Diego Bay on September 28, 1542. This event marked the first time a European expedition had set ...
Cabrillo State Marine Reserve (SMR) is a marine protected area (MPA). It extends off Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma, San Diego, on California 's south coast. The SMR covers 0.38 square miles (0.98 km 2 ). Marine animal removal from the SMR's boundaries is restricted, safeguarding marine life. Cabrillo SMR prohibits take of all living ...
In 1970, the City of San Diego incorporated the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park that stretched more than 2 miles (3.2 km) offshore. Responsibility for maintenance was to be shared by the City of San Diego's Department of Parks and Recreation and the California Department of Fish and Game. A 514-acre ecological reserve and marine life refuge ...
Tide-Pool Plaza features three living tide pools where visitors can touch and learn about tide-pool animals with docents. Windows in the habitats provide up-close views of starfish, hermit crabs, sea cucumbers, lobsters, and other animals local to San Diego's tide pools. [12] The tide pool overlooks La Jolla and the Pacific Ocean.
Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area in San Diego on California ’s south coast. It is part of Batiquitos Lagoon, a coastal tidal wetland lying within the city limits of Carlsbad, and adjacent to Encinitas. [1] The SMCA covers 2000 miles. It protects marine life by limiting the removal of marine ...
A tide pool in Porto Covo, west coast of Portugal. A tide pool or rock pool is a shallow pool of seawater that forms on the rocky intertidal shore. These pools typically range from a few inches to a few feet deep and a few feet across. [1] Many of these pools exist as separate bodies of water only at low tide, as seawater gets trapped when the ...
Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve. / 32.783°N 117.217°W / 32.783; -117.217. The Kendall-Frost Mission Bay Marsh Reserve is a 20-acre (16 hectare) University of California Natural Reserve System reserve on the northern shore of Mission Bay in San Diego, California. Administered by UC San Diego, the site is owned by the University ...
These beaches stretch from the mouth of San Diego Bay to the border with Tijuana, Mexico in the south. Coronado: [14] Coronado Central Beach. North Beach. Glorietta Bay. Silver Strand State Beach. Ferry Landing Marketplace. Imperial Beach: [15] Imperial Beach, the pier.