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Seafloor off Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, California

Curt D. Storlazzi·Nadine E. Golden·Helen Gibbons
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The seafloor off Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, California, is extremely varied, with sandy flats, boulder fields, faults, and complex bedrock ridges. These ridges support rich marine ecosystems; some of them form the "reefs" that produce world-class surf breaks. Colors indicate seafloor depth, from red-orange (about 2 meters or 7 feet) to magenta (25 meters or 82 feet).

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90° N90° S · 180° W ← longitude → 180° E
Source-reported bounding extent: 36.93609° to 36.949086° latitude; -122.075266° to -122.036371° longitude. This indicates report coverage, not an exact sampling location. View area on OpenStreetMap.

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Curt D. Storlazzi, Nadine E. Golden, Helen Gibbons. 2013. Seafloor off Natural Bridges State Beach, Santa Cruz, California. https://doi.org/10.3133/gip154

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