The 23 meters Conception was on a three-day excursion to the chain of rugged, wind-swept isles that form
Channel Islands National Park in the Pacific Ocean.
off Santa Cruz Island, part of a chain of rugged wind-swept isles that form
Channel Islands National Park in the Pacific Ocean west of Los Angeles.
Channel Islands NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA FURTHER south in sunny California, off the coast of Los Angeles, sits the
Channel Islands National Park.
From the San Juan Islands, Martin travels down America's West coast to visit the
Channel Islands National Park, which is known as "America's Galapagos" because of its unique wildlife.
Channel Islands National Park, Dry Tortugas National Park, Everglades
Whale watching excursions to the
Channel Islands National Park are offered daily from Channel Islands Harbor and provide sightseers the best opportunities for viewing the whales, which are up to 50 feet long and weigh approximately 36 tons, as they travel south.
Santa Cruz Island is 25 miles off the coast of Southern California, part of
Channel Islands National Park. The island's rich, rugged environment " which includes more than 1,000 kinds of plants and animals, including the bald eagle and the island fox " is threatened by Argentine ants, one of the world's most successful and wily invasive species.
10, 2016, image provided by OET/NautilusLive shows a stubby squid on the ocean floor near
Channel Islands National Park west of Los Angeles, Calif
The five islands that make up the
Channel Islands National Park; Anacapa, Santa Cruz, San Miguel, Santa Rosa, and Santa Barbara, are all technically part of California's Santa Monica mountain range, but were disconnected from the mainland by the Pleistocene Ice Age of approximately one and a half million years ago.
Channel Islands National Park consists of five islands--Santa Barbara, Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and San Miguel.