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Monterey Bay, California.
Monterey Bay, California.
This article is about the bay near Monterey, CA. For other uses, see: Monterey Bay Aquarium, California State University, Monterey Bay

Monterey Bay is a bay of the Pacific Ocean, on the coast of California, south of San Francisco, between Santa Cruz and Monterey, CA. The Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is located on the site of a former sardine cannery on Cannery Row in Monterey California, is one of the largest Aquariums California State University Monterey Bay ( CSUMB) is a small Public university in the California State University system on the site of the former Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Santa Cruz is the County seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The roughly semicircular bay is ringed by a segment of State Route 1 which connects Santa Cruz at the north end to Monterey at the south end. State Route 1, often called Highway 1, is a State highway that runs along much of the Pacific coast of the U Santa Cruz is the County seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California, United States.

Monterey Bay is home to many species of marine mammals, including sea otters, harbor seals, and bottlenose dolphins; as well as being on the migratory path of Gray and Humpback Whales and a breeding site for elephant seals. Marine mammals are a diverse group of roughly 120 species of Mammal that are primarily Ocean -dwelling or depend on the ocean for food The sea otter ( Enhydra lutris) is a Marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. The Bottlenose Dolphin is one of the most common and well-known Dolphins. The Gray Whale or Grey Whale ( Eschrichtius robustus) is a Whale that travels between feeding and breeding grounds yearly The humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae) is a Baleen Whale. Elephant seals are large oceangoing Mammals in the Genus Mirounga, in the Earless seal (Phocidae family. Many species of fish, mollusks such as abalone and squid, birds, sharks, and sea turtles also live in the bay. Molluscs are animals belonging to the phylum Mollusca. There are around 250000 extant Species within the phylum with an estimated 70000 Abalone (from Spanish Abulón) are medium-sized to very large edible sea Snails marine Gastropod Mollusks in the Squid are marine Cephalopods of the order Teuthida, which comprises around 300 species Several varieties of kelp grow in the bay, some becoming as tall as small trees, forming what is known as a kelp forest. Kelp are large Seaweeds ( Algae) belonging to the Brown algae and classified in the order Laminariales Kelp forests are underwater areas with a high density of Kelp.

The Monterey Canyon, one of the largest underwater canyons in the world, begins off the coast of Moss Landing, exactly in the center of Monterey Bay. Monterey Canyon, or Monterey Submarine Canyon, is a Submarine canyon in Monterey Bay, California. Moss Landing is a Census-designated place (CDP in Monterey County, California, United States. In 1992 the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary was created, protecting over 4,000 square nautical miles (14,000 km²) of the bay and surrounding ocean. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS is a Federally protected marine area offshore of California 's central coast.

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Cities around Monterey Bay

Monterey Bay from Jacks Peak Park
Monterey Bay from Jacks Peak Park

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Monterey bay seen with the old Cannery Foundations

One of many beaches along the Monterey bay coast line

Monterey Bay as seen from Soquel, CA. Jacks Peak Park is a county park in Monterey County California. Carmel-by-the-Sea, usually called simply Carmel, is a small town endowed with a rich artistic history situated on the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey Pacific Grove is a coastal town in Monterey County California, USA with a total population of 15522 as of the 2000 census Sand City is a very small city in Monterey County, California, United States, located on the shores of Monterey Bay, and surrounded on most sides Seaside is a city in Monterey County California, USA with a total population of 31696 as of the 2000 census Fort Ord was a US Army post on Monterey Bay in California. It was established in 1917 as a maneuver area and field artillery target range and was closed Marina is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. Salinas is the County seat and largest municipality of Monterey County in the U Gonzales is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. Soledad is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. Greenfield is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. King City is a city in Monterey County, California, United States. Castroville is a Census-designated place (CDP in Monterey County, California, United States. Moss Landing is a Census-designated place (CDP in Monterey County, California, United States. Santa Cruz is the County seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. Capitola is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States, on the coast of Monterey Bay. Watsonville is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. Soquel (soʊˈkɛl is a Census-designated place (CDP in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The Moss Landing power plant is visible in the distance. A power station (also referred to as generating station, power plant or powerhouse) is an industrial facility for the generation of

Sea Monsters

There have been many reports of sea monsters in Monterey Bay, the most famous being the "Old Man of Monterey Bay", or Bobo. The famed Moore's Beach Monster washed up nearby, in Santa Cruz - beach boardwalk.

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