Santa Cruz Island

Visiting the neighboring island of Santa Fe on one of our safaris is a day delving into the starting diversity of the Galapagos, both with its creatures and its geology. After breakfast we embark to the dock in Puerto Ayora, and take an hour and a half journey to the island. Santa Fe is one of the oldest of the bunch in the archipelago, with underwater rocks dating back 3.9 million years. Lava that floated up from the ocean floor created the island, making it unique to its larger counterparts.

Introduction The island foxes (Urocyon littoralis) are a unique species of small carnivores that only live on the Channel Islands located off the coast of Southern California. The island fox is about 12 inches high, weights 2.5 to 6 pounds, and has a grizzled gray hair color along the top of the head and back. Along the abdomen, neck and legs it has a more cinnamon coloring, and white along the cheeks and throat to the chest (Friends of the Island Fox, 2012). According to Levy (2010) Island foxes are a

I jumped out of bed on today, June 19, eagerly waiting when I would finally arrive at the Channel Islands National Park. I have been researching this park for some time, and I couldn’t believe that I was going to spend a few days on these wonderful islands. I got together my tent and my supplies, and I sooner or later headed out the door. The boat arrived bright and early, and I spent this time going over research. I read that this park became a National Park on March 5, 1980. It became a national

U.S History December 2, 2017 Channel Islands National Park The Channel Islands are located on the coast of Southern California in the Pacific Ocean between the cities Los Angeles and Santa Maria. Channel Islands National Park are made up of a chain of eight islands, Anacapa Island, San Miguel Island, Santa Cruz Island, Santa Rosa Island, San Clemente, San Nicolas, Santa Barbara, and Santa Catalina Island. In total, the park covers 249,561 acres. The islands are filled with a large variety of animals

"Pontifical Meridian"), at a distance of 370 leagues to the west of Cape Verde Islands. The territories to the east of it departed to Portugal and land to the west to Spain. This conventional line crossed the east Latin America and became the first boundary of not discovered yet Brazil. Brazil was discovered April 22, 1500 Pedro Alvares Cabral on his way around Africa and named this island as Santa Cruz (Terra da Vera Cruz). Conscious of the value of his discovery, Cabral had sent to Lisbon one of

Channel Island Fox (Urocyon Littorals) The animal I was given for this assignment was the Channel Island Fox. They are considered to be near extinction animals with nearly about 2,500 fox left (last checked 2008). The Channel Island Fox is a type of fox that only lives on the Channel Islands, which is located around the coast of Southern California in about 19 to 61 miles away from the continental state. On a clear day in California, many visitors have the chance to see the islands over the shores

Channel Island National Park is one of the best place to go. Channel Island National Park is a United States National park, that consists of five of the eight channel island off the cost of U.S state of California, in the Pacific Ocean. It was established in March,05,1980. The Channel Island National Park’s size of 390 mi. Surfacing over the horizon from the depth of Pacific, the coastal mountains of California Channel Island offer an extraordinary gateway to the past. Spanning more than 12,000 years

On his visit to Galapagos Island, Charles Darwin discovered several species of birds. Upon his arrival in England, he discovered that the birds were actually the same species. Although they possessed certain similar characteristics the birds each had unique morphological qualities that made them differ from one another. This inspired his famous evolution theory, which is now a biological fact due to the enormous evidence supporting the theory. Famous scientists, like Rosemary Grant and her husband

The Galapagos Islands are a bucket-list destination, and for good reason: Thanks to the lack of natural predators, friendly wild such as playful sea lions and giant sea tortoises, travelers can get up close and personal. This archipelago of about 19 islands is approximately 620 miles off Ecuador's Pacific Ocean coast. The island serves as a double World Heritage site (since both land and sea are protected) and it’s also where Charles Darwin discovered the Theory of Evolution through biological development

years 1941 to 1945 ( “The USS Enterprise CV-6” ). Battered at times but never sunk, the Enterprise earned respect and status within the military ranks. The war in the Pacific and defeat of the Japanese was crucial in WW II. The right to own key islands meant air might and the right to determine sea lanes meant sea power.