Figure 10.--Vizcarno-Scammon calving area. 



Figure 11. --San Ignacio calving area. 



includes (l)the long esteros (Las 

 Animas, Santo Domingo, and Soledad) 

 north of Bahia Magdalena, parallel to 

 the ocean beach but separated from 

 the ocean by a continuous sand barrier 

 with three bocas, (2) the upper reaches 

 of the bay, such as Canal San Carlos, 

 (3) the wide and deep Bahia Magdalena 

 itself, and (4) Bahia Almejas, the south 

 arm of Bahia Magdalena. This entire 

 area includes 130 miles of low or 



rocky coast, and also sonne 200 to 2 50 

 square miles of esteros, lagoons, and 

 bays accessible to the gray whale 

 (figs. 12 and 13). 



Figure 12.— Magdalena calving area (northern part). 



Figure 13. —Magdalena calving area (southern part). 



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