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Channel Islands National Park
IUCN Category II (National Park)
Channel Islands National Park
Location Santa Barbara County & Ventura County, California, USA
Nearest city Santa Barbara
Coordinates 34°0′30″N 119°25′0″W / 34.00833, -119.41667
Area 249,353. A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution Santa Barbara County is a County located on the Pacific coast of the southern portion of the U Ventura County is a county in the southern part of the US state of California ( Southern California) California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County California, United States. 77 acres
  (70,518. 62 federal)
1,009. 10 km²
Established March 5, 1980
Visitors 375,256 (in 2006)
Governing body National Park Service

Channel Islands National Park is a national park that consists of five of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of the U.S. state of California, in the Pacific Ocean. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The National Park Service ( NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution The Channel Islands of California are a chain of eight islands located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California along the Santa Barbara Channel A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The islands within the park extend along the southern California coast from Point Conception near Santa Barbara to San Clemente Island, southwest of Los Angeles. Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County California, United States. San Clemente Island or SCI is the southernmost of the Channel Islands of California. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Park headquarters and the Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center are located in the city of Ventura. Robert John "Bob" Lagomarsino (b September 4, 1926) is a former Republican congressman from California Incorporated in 1866 the city of San Buenaventura (usually referred to as Ventura) is the County seat of Ventura

Channel Islands National Park is home to a wide variety of significant natural and cultural resources. It was designated a U.S. National Monument on April 26, 1938 and a National Biosphere Reserve in 1976. A National Monument in the United States is a Protected area that is similar to a National Park except that the President of the United States Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It was promoted to a National Park on March 5, 1980. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)

Over 2,000 species of plants and animals can be found within the park. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. However only three mammals are endemic to the islands, one of which is the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) which is known to carry the sin nombre hantavirus. Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands The genus Peromyscus contains species commonly referred to as deer mice The Sin Nombre virus (literally "the nameless Virus " in Spanish) (SNV is the prototypical etiologic agent of Hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS Hantaviruses belong to the Bunyaviridae family of Viruses There Bunyaviridae family is divided into 5 genera Spotted Skunk and Channel Islands Fox also are endemic. Other animals in the park include Island Scrub Jays, harbor seals, sea lions, island fox, spotted skunk, island night lizard, barn owls, American kestrels, horned larks and meadowlarks and California brown pelican. The Island Scrub-Jay ( Aphelocoma insularis)( or Island Jay is one of the Species of Aphelocoma (scrub-jays native For other uses of the term "sea lion" see Sea lion (disambiguation. The Island Fox ( Urocyon littoralis) is a small Fox that is native to six of the eight Channel Islands of California. The spotted skunks are three species of Skunk in the genus Spilogale. The Island Night Lizard ( Xantusia riversiana) is a Night lizard native to three of the Channel Islands of California: San Nicolas Island, The city in Russia is spelled Barnaul. The Barn Owl ( Tyto alba) is the most widely distributed species of The American Kestrel ( Falco sparverius) is a small Falcon. This bird was (and sometimes still is colloquially known in North America as The Shore Lark ( Eremophila alpestris) called the Horned Lark in North America, breeds across much of North America from the high Arctic south to The Western Meadowlark ( Sturnella neglecta) is a medium-sized blackbird, very similar in appearance to the Eastern Meadowlark. The brown pelican ( Pelecanus occidentalis) is the smallest of the eight species of Pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard One hundred and forty-five of these species are unique to the islands and found nowhere else in the world. Marine life ranges from microscopic plankton to the endangered blue whale, the largest animal ever to live on earth. Plankton consist of any drifting Organisms ( Animals Plants Archaea, or Bacteria) that inhabit the Pelagic zone of The Blue Whale ( Balaenoptera musculus) is a Marine mammal belonging to the suborder of Baleen whales (called Mysticeti Archeological and cultural resources span a period of more than 10,000 years.

The park consists of 390 mi² (1010 km²), half of which are under the ocean, and include the islands of:

Channel Islands National Park.
Channel Islands National Park. Santa Cruz Island is the largest privately owned island off the Continental United States. The Nature Conservancy is a US charitable Environmental organization working to preserve the Plants, Animals, and natural communities

Although the islands are close to the shore of densely-populated southern California, their isolation has left them relatively undeveloped.

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Visitation

Annual visitation to the park's mainland visitor center is 300,000. Visitation to the islands and waters is low, with about 30,000 visitors traveling to the islands, and another 60,000 who go only into park waters. Although most visitation occurs in the summer, migrating gray whales and spectacular wildflower displays attract visitors in the winter and spring. Autumn is an excellent time to travel to the park, as well as for diving, as the days are usually sunny, with minimal winds and clear ocean water. Camping is a popular activity on Santa Cruz Island, with visitors arriving at Pirate's Cove on the north shore and staying in the valley beyond.

Gallery

Diver and juvenile Sea Lions, Anacapa Island

Sea Fan, Anacapa Island


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