Surface Relief Map - San Diego, California

Map Courtesy C. Goldfinger and J. Chaytor, OSU.
[Legend not available.]

Future plans: Mark out of names of basins, Patton escarpment, islands, Point Conception, surface ocean circulation

Questions for thought

Which are the Channel Islands?
Where is the edge of the continental shelf?
Which side of San Clemente Island is steeper and why?

Related resources

The USGS National Seafloor Mapping and Benthic Habitat Studies Project presents... Seafloor Mapping
Mapped locations include Channel Islands, Lake Tahoe, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco Bay and Santa Monica in California. Other locations around the U.S. include De Soto Canyon, Glacier Bay, Hawaii, Lake Michigan, NW Gulf of MExiso, Pinnacles, P:uget Sound and West Florida.
Western Coastal and Marine Geology, U.S. Geological Survey