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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.
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 ).
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 ...
Map of Panama. This is a list of islands of Panama. [1] Caribbean Sea. Bocas del Toro Archipelago. ... Gulf of Panama Islands Farallon (Cliff) Isla Iguana - Pedasi ...
Map of the Panthalassic ocean c. 180 million years ago, showing the position of the Farallon plate. The Farallon plate was an ancient oceanic tectonic plate.It formed one of the three main plates of Panthalassa, alongside the Izanagi plate and the Phoenix plate, which were connected by a triple junction.
The eight islands are split among the jurisdictions of three California counties: Santa Barbara County (four), Ventura County (two), and Los Angeles County (two). The islands are divided into the Northern Channel Islands and the Southern Channel Islands. The four northern Islands used to be a single landmass known as Santa Rosae.
Bathymetry around Farallón de Pájaros Map including Farallon de Pajaros (DMA, 1983). Farallón de Pájaros is the northernmost island of the Marianas chain. It is located 65 kilometers (40 mi) northwest of the Maug Islands and 591 km (367 mi) north of Saipan, the main island of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Area map of the sanctuary. The coast of California is to the upper right, and the administrative centre, located on the granite outcropping, adjacent to it. The actual sanctuary is further left, and colored darker blue. Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary is a marine sanctuary located off the coast of California.