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Two blue whales, a mother and her calf, swim through the open ocean in this aerial photograph. The calf is blowing (spouting, exhaling) with a powerful column of spray. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. Aerial Photo Photo. Image ID: 02304 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: San Diego, California, USA	Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. Aerial Photo Picture. Image ID: 25950 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Redondo Beach, California, USA	Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Stock Photography of Aerial Photo. Image ID: 22285 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA

Aerial photo of Catalina Island, West End. Photograph of Aerial Photo. Image ID: 25978 Location: Catalina Island, California, USA	SIO Pier. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography research pier is 1090 feet long and was built of reinforced concrete in 1988, replacing the original wooden pier built in 1915. The Scripps Pier is home to a variety of sensing equipment above and below water that collects various oceanographic data. The Scripps research diving facility is located at the foot of the pier. Fresh seawater is pumped from the pier to the many tanks and facilities of SIO, including the Birch Aquarium. The Scripps Pier is named in honor of Ellen Browning Scripps, the most significant donor and benefactor of the Institution. Aerial Photo Photos. Image ID: 22286 Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California, USA	Hotel del Coronado, known affectionately as the Hotel Del. It was once the largest hotel in the world, and is one of the few remaining wooden Victorian beach resorts. It sits on the beach on Coronado Island, seen here with downtown San Diego in the distance. It is widely considered to be one of Americas most beautiful and classic hotels. Built in 1888, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1977. Aerial Photo Image. Image ID: 22287 Location: San Diego, California, USA

San Diego Coronado Bridge, known locally as the Coronado Bridge, links San Diego with Coronado, California. The bridge was completed in 1969 and was a toll bridge until 2002. It is 2.1 miles long and reaches a height of 200 feet above San Diego Bay. Coronado Island is to the left, and downtown San Diego is to the right in this view looking north. Professional stock photos of Aerial Photo. Image ID: 22288 Location: San Diego, California, USA	Middle Coronado Island, viewed from the south. Pictures of Aerial Photo. Image ID: 21322 Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico	Blue whale, swimming through the open ocean. Aerial Photo Photo. Image ID: 21248 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA

Blue whale. The sleek hydrodynamic shape of the enormous blue whale allows it to swim swiftly through the ocean, at times over one hundred miles in a single day. Aerial Photo Picture. Image ID: 21250 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	A huge blue whale swims through the open ocean in this aerial photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to live on Earth. Stock Photography of Aerial Photo. Image ID: 02169 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus	Blue whale aerial photo, with the shadow of the survey plane providing scale as to how huge the whale really is. Photograph of Aerial Photo. Image ID: 02168 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus

Downtown San Diego and USS Midway. The USS Midway was a US Navy aircraft carrier, launched in 1945 and active through the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm, as of 2008 a museum along the downtown waterfront in San Diego. Aerial Photo Photos. Image ID: 22289 Location: San Diego, California, USA	San Diego Convention Center, located in the Marina District of downtown San Diego. Built in 1989, the San Diego Convention Center offers 525,700 square feet of exhibit space. It is noted for its distinctive "sails" made of Teflon-coated fiberglass suspended over the central exhibition hall, aptly named Sails Pavilion. Aerial Photo Image. Image ID: 22290 Location: San Diego, California, USA	Marriott Hotel towers, rising above the Embarcadero Marine Park and yacht marina. Professional stock photos of Aerial Photo. Image ID: 22291 Location: San Diego, California, USA

Crystal Pier, 872 feet long and built in 1925, extends out into the Pacific Ocean from the town of Pacific Beach. Mission Bay and downtown San Diego are seen in the distance. Pictures of Aerial Photo. Image ID: 22294 Location: San Diego, California, USA	New Point Loma Lighthouse, situated on the tip of Point Loma Peninsula, marks the entrance to San Diego Bay. The lighthouse rises 70' and was built in 1891 to replace the "old" Point Loma Lighthouse which was often shrouded in fog. Aerial Photo Photo. Image ID: 22295 Location: San Diego, California, USA	Downtown San Diego and Petco Park, viewed from the southeast. Aerial Photo Picture. Image ID: 22300 Location: San Diego, California, USA

Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. Stock Photography of Aerial Photo. Image ID: 25951 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Redondo Beach, California, USA	San Clemente Island Pyramid Head, the distinctive pyramid shaped southern end of the island. Photograph of Aerial Photo. Image ID: 26003 Location: San Clemente Island, California, USA	Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. Aerial Photo Photos. Image ID: 21251 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA

Blue whale. The entire body of a huge blue whale is seen in this image, illustrating its hydronamic and efficient shape. Aerial Photo Image. Image ID: 21252 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA	Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. Professional stock photos of Aerial Photo. Image ID: 21253 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA

Torrey Pines balloon aerial survey photo. Torrey Pines seacliffs, rising up to 300 feet above the ocean, stretch from Del Mar to La Jolla. On the mesa atop the bluffs are found Torrey pine trees, one of the rare species of pines in the world. Peregine falcons nest at the edge of the cliffs. This photo was made as part of an experimental balloon aerial photographic survey flight over Torrey Pines State Reserve, by permission of Torrey Pines State Reserve. Pictures of Aerial Photo. Image ID: 27271 Location: Torrey Pines State Reserve, San Diego, California, USA Pano dimensions: 5001 x 11896

Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. Aerial Photo Photo. Image ID: 25953 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Redondo Beach, California, USA	North Coronado Island, aerial photo, viewed from the south. Aerial Photo Picture. Image ID: 21318 Location: Coronado Islands (Islas Coronado), Baja California, Mexico	Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. Stock Photography of Aerial Photo. Image ID: 21249 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA

Blue whale swims at the surface of the ocean in this aerial photograph. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. Photograph of Aerial Photo. Image ID: 25952 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Redondo Beach, California, USA	Blue whale, exhaling as it surfaces from a dive, aerial photo. The blue whale is the largest animal ever to have lived on Earth, exceeding 100' in length and 200 tons in weight. Aerial Photo Photos. Image ID: 25956 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: Redondo Beach, California, USA	Blue whale, exhaling in a huge blow as it swims at the surface between deep dives. The blue whale's blow is a combination of water spray from around its blowhole and condensation from its warm breath. Aerial Photo Image. Image ID: 21254 Species: Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus Location: La Jolla, California, USA