Gulf of the Farallones

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The Gulf of the Farallones is a biologically rich, foggy stretch of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of northern California, known for its marine sanctuary waters and abundant seabird and marine mammal populations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal marine ecosystem ⓘ
gulf ⓘ
marine protected area ⓘ
adjacentTo Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
contains Farallon Islands ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
governedBy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries ⓘ
hasCharacteristic biologically rich waters ⓘ
frequent fog ⓘ
high marine productivity ⓘ
strong coastal upwelling ⓘ
hasClimate cool-temperate marine climate ⓘ
hasProcess seasonal upwelling of nutrient-rich waters ⓘ
knownFor abundant marine mammal populations ⓘ
abundant seabird populations ⓘ
marine sanctuary waters ⓘ
rich marine biodiversity ⓘ
locatedIn Pacific Ocean ⓘ
northern California ⓘ
linked to: Northern California
nearbyCity San Francisco ⓘ
Sausalito ⓘ
nearbyLandform Marin Headlands ⓘ
Point Reyes National Seashore ⓘ
nowManagedAs Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ
offCoastOf California ⓘ
Point Reyes Peninsula ⓘ
San Francisco ⓘ
partOf California Current ecosystem ⓘ
linked to: California Current
supportsActivity commercial fishing ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
seabird watching ⓘ
whale watching ⓘ
supportsSpecies Brandt's cormorant ⓘ
California sea lion ⓘ
Cassin's auklet ⓘ
linked to: Cassin’s Auklet

blue whale ⓘ
common murre ⓘ
gray whale ⓘ
harbor seal ⓘ
humpback whale ⓘ
northern elephant seal ⓘ
tufted puffin ⓘ
threatenedBy climate change ⓘ
ocean acidification ⓘ
oil spills ⓘ
ship traffic ⓘ
wasPartOf Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary ⓘ

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Point Reyes Lighthouse → overlooks → Gulf of the Farallones ⓘ
Navarro River → mouthLocation → Pacific Ocean near Navarro, Mendocino County, California ⓘ
linked to: Gulf of the Farallones