Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon and Cardiff Reef beach. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe.
Location: Encinitas, California
Image ID: 30582
Aerial Photo of San Elijo Lagoon and Cardiff Reef beach. San Elijo Lagoon Ecological Reserve is one of the largest remaining coastal wetlands in San Diego County, California, on the border of Encinitas, Solana Beach and Rancho Santa Fe.
Location: Encinitas, California
Image ID: 30594
Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County.
Location: Del Mar, California
Image ID: 30603
Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County.
Location: Del Mar, California
Image ID: 30606
Aerial photo of San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area. San Dieguito Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area (SMCA) is a marine protected area near Del Mar in San Diego County.
Location: Del Mar, California
Image ID: 30612
Clipperton Rock, a 95' high volcanic remnant, is the highest point on Clipperton Island, a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. The Pacific Ocean encircling the atoll is seen to the right of the white sand beach, and the lagoon inside the atoll is behind Clipperton Rock. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France).
Location: Clipperton Island, France
Image ID: 32837
Clipperton Island aerial photo showing lagoon (left) and Pacific Ocean (right). Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France).
Location: Clipperton Island, France
Image ID: 32863
Panorama dimensions: 2806 x 8518
Aerial view of the lagoon inside Clipperton Island. The lagoon within the atoll was formerly open to the ocean but has been closed and stagnant for many decades. Some experts believe erosion will open the lagoon up to the ocean again soon. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France).
Location: Clipperton Island, France
Image ID: 32865
Aerial view of the lagoon inside Clipperton Island. The lagoon within the atoll was formerly open to the ocean but has been closed and stagnant for many decades. Some experts believe erosion will open the lagoon up to the ocean again soon. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France).
Location: Clipperton Island, France
Image ID: 32879
Aerial view of the lagoon inside Clipperton Island. The lagoon within the atoll was formerly open to the ocean but has been closed and stagnant for many decades. Some experts believe erosion will open the lagoon up to the ocean again soon. Clipperton Island, a minor territory of France also known as Ile de la Passion, is a spectacular coral atoll in the eastern Pacific. By permit HC / 1485 / CAB (France).
Location: Clipperton Island, France
Image ID: 32884
Estero San Jose, aerial photo.
Location: Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 32944
Panorama dimensions: 3529 x 7550
Estero San Jose, aerial photo.
Location: Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 32945
Panorama dimensions: 3619 x 8232
Estero San Jose, aerial photo.
Location: Baja California, Mexico
Image ID: 32946
Panorama dimensions: 2924 x 7340
Morning fog over Batiquitos Lagoon, Carlsbad. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland in southern Carlsbad, California. Part of the lagoon is designated as the Batiquitos Lagoon State Marine Conservation Area, run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve.
Location: Carlsbad, California
Image ID: 35852
Panorama dimensions: 5274 x 16262
Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: San Clemente, California
Image ID: 29013
Aerial photo of gray whale calf and mother. This baby gray whale was born during the southern migration, far to the north of the Mexican lagoons of Baja California where most gray whale births take place.
Species: Gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Location: San Clemente, California
Image ID: 29019
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.
Location: Scripps Institution of Oceanography, La Jolla, California
Image ID: 22293