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Fig. 31 The Golden Gate Bridge as seen from the flying bridge of the Velero 

 III, which visited San Francisco Bay in August of 1938. The bay region 

 is the northernmost coastal area explored by Allan Hancock Pacific 

 Expeditions. 



Fig. 32 Rolling hills covered with live oak trees rise behind Port Luis Obispo 

 near Avila, where Velero III often anchored while side trips were be- 

 ing made to Captain Hancock's Santa Maria properties. 



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 Fig. 33 View of Cuyler Harbor, San Miguel Island, looking northeast. A steady 



wind which blows from the west has lifted sand from the windward 



side of the promontory and deposited it on the lee side as shown in the 



picture. (Photograph, L. A. Museum — Channel Islands Biol. Survey.) 

 Fig. 34 View of Cuyler Harbor looking northeast from the main island of San 



Miguel toward Prince's Island. The Velero III rides at anchor at the 



right of the smaller islet. Chart 24, p. 379. 

 Fig. 35 A rookery of California sea lions off Point Bennett, at the extreme 



western tip of San Miguel Island. Dangerous submerged reefs extend 



for several miles to the west and north. 



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Fig. 36 View of Santa Rosa Island looking northwest along the shore from the 

 summit of Skunk Point. (Photographs, figs. 36-40, by Arthur Wood- 

 ward.) 



Fig. 37 Sand dunes at the east end of Santa Rosa Island. Chart 23, p. 379. 



Fig. 38 Mouth of Elderberry Canyon near the wharf at Becher's Bay, Santa 

 Rosa Island. 



Fig. 39 Skunk Point, Santa Rosa Island, site of an old Indian village. 



Fig. 40 View of Santa Rosa Island looking northwest across Becher's Bay. An 

 old Indian village site is located on the point in the middle foreground. 



Fig. 41 View along the beach at Santa Rosa Island showing the way in which 

 the sand has been piled in dunes by the incessant wind. (Photograph, 

 L. A. Museum — Channel Islands Biol. Survey.) 



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Fig. 42 Pelican Harbor, on the northern or protected shore of Santa Cruz 

 Island, which is sparsely covered with oak and Bishop pine. A few 

 inhabited dwellings may be seen on the promontory in the center of the 

 picture. 



Fig. 43 Willow's Anchorage, on the south shore of Santa Cruz Island. The 

 Tertiary sediments of Anacapa and Santa Cruz islands represent a 

 western extension of the Santa Monica Mountains. Chart 22, p. 378. 



Fig. 44 Prisoner's Harbor, Santa Cruz Island, showing the protected landing 

 place in which small vessels may anchor to serve the farmhouse a short 

 distance inshore. The perpendicular cliffed shore line is similar to that 

 of Anacapa Island, which lies but a few miles across Anacapa Passage. 



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Fig. 45 East Anacapa Island, with west island visible in the middle distance 

 and Santa Cruz Island beyond. Wave action has resulted in a re- 

 markable series of sea stacks, seen at the base of the lighthouse. Chart 

 21, p. 378. 



Fig. 46 The results of wave action are clearly seen on Gull Island, a series of 

 low rocks lying off the southwest corner of Santa Cruz Island and 

 marked by a flashing light. Much dredging was done in the vicinity 

 of Gull Island and in the adjacent Santa Rosa Channel. 



