Aerial Photography of Southern California
Catalina Island
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Santa Catalina Island is approximately 26 miles off the coast of southern California. The island is dry and rugged, and mainly composed of metamorphic rock. Santa Catalina Island is lightly populated, with most people living in Avalon, and others living close to the ocean in scattered settlements along the northeast side of the island. Photo coverage is generally very good on the southwestern side of the island, but on the day of photography, clouds reduced visibility on the northeastern side of the island.
Southwestern side of Santa Catalina island (from southeast to northwest)
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Seal Rocks at southeastern end of Catalina Island
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Seal Rocks and rock quarry at southeastern end of Catalina
Island (Click here
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East Peak, rock quarry, and Seal Rocks (Click here
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Southeast Rock, East Peak, to Salta Verde Point in
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Salta Verde Point and Cactus Peak (Click here
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Palisades to Cactus Peak in distance (Click here
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Palisades rugged shoreline and kelp beds (Click here
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East Peak with major slump block and scarp (Click here
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Southeast and Church rocks (Click here
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Palisades to Seal Rock (Click here
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Palisades to Cactus Peak (Click here
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Palisades slide scarps, debris fans, and cuspate
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East Peak and the Palisades (Click here
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Palisades, kelp beds, and East Peak (Click here
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view of East Road and north to Avalon Harbor
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unstable Palisades cliffs, and cuspate beaches
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Silver Canyon landing and Palisades (Click here
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view north of Palisades and Mt. Orizaba, and Mt. Torquemada to
northeast (Click here
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Palisades, East Road, and Avalon Bay (Click here
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Palisades, East Peak, and Avalon Bay in distance
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Silver Canyon landing (Click here
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close view of Silver Canyon landing (Click here
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Silver Canyon landing to Mt. Orizaba (Click here
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Salta Verde Point and Silver Canyon landing (Click
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Palisades, East peak, and Seal Rocks (Click here
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Palisades and Lone Tree Trail (Click here
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Catalina Harbor and Silver Peak in distance (Click
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Silver Canyon landing and Palisades (Click here
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Salta Verde Point area and road (Click here
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Salta Verde Point and kelp beds (Click here
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Salta Verde Point and stream drainages (Click here
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China Point, Cactus Peak, and Silver Peak in
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Salta Verde Point to Palisades (Click here
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Salta Verde Point to Grand Canyon (of Catalina)
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Cactus Peak to Silver Peak (in distance) (Click here
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Salta Verde Point to Church Rock (Click here
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Ben Weston Point, Catalina Harbor, and Silver Peak
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rugged coast near China Point, Santa Catalina
Island (Click here
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Ben Weston Point to West End (Click here
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Catalina shoreline between Weston Point and China
Point (Click here
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Ben Weston Point and Catalina Harbor (Click here
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China Point to Palisades at southeast end of Catalina
Island (Click here
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Catalina Island coast near Ben Weston Point (Click
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Weston Point, Catalina Harbor, and Silver Peak
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slide area near China Point (Click here
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rugged coast near China Point (Click here
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coast between Weston Point and China Point (Click here
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Middle Ranch and Middle Canyon (Click here
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Sentinel Rock and Shark Harbor (Click here
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Shark Harbor and Metamorphic Peak (Click here
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China Point, Cactus Peak, and Middle Ranch and
lake (Click here
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Middle Ranch and lake in cloud shadow (Click here
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Middle Ranch and lake (Click here
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Sentinel Rock and Cottonwood Beach (Click here
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headland east of Weston Beach (Click here
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headland and beach east of Weston Beach (Click here
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Pelican Peak to Shark Harbor (Click here
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Ben Weston Beach, Middle Canyon and ranch, and Mt.
Banning (Click here
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Little Harbor and Shark Harbor (Click here
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Shark Harbor and Mt. Orizaba (Click here
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Catalina coast north of Shark Harbor (Click here
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Metamorphic Peak and Shark Harbor (Click here
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Whale Rock and Cape Cortes (Click here
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Pelican Peak and coast (Click here
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Pelican Peak to Shark Bay (from NE side of island)
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Cape Cortes, Santa Catalina Island (Click here
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Catalina Harbor and Two Harbors village (Click here
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Lobster Point and Catalina Harbor (Click here
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Lands End to Cape Cortes (Click here
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Lobster Point, Catalina Harbor, and Bird Rock in
distance (Click here
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Lobster Point and Catalina Harbor (Click here
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Lobster Point, Catalina Harbor, and Bird Rock
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Catalina Harbor to Mt. Orizaba (Click here
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Eagle Rock to Silver Peak (Click here
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coast below Ribbon Rock (Click here
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coast near Ribbon Rock (Click here
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Cape Cortes to Lobster Point (Click here
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coast along Whale Rock area (Click here
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coast in Ribbon Rock area (Click here
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Lands End, Cactus Bay, and Star Bay (Click here
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Lands End, West End Light, Eagle Rock, and Cactus
Bay (Click here
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Iron Bound Bay and Ribbon Rock (Click here
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Ribbon Rock of Santa Catalina Island (Click here
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Iron Bound Bay and kelp (Click here
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Eagle Rock and Lands End, Santa Catalina Island
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Eagle Rock, Lands End, and Cactus Bay (Click here
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Iron Bound Bay and Ribbon Rock (Click here
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Ribbon Rock (close view) (Click here
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Ribbon Beach and Silver Peak (Click here
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Silver Peak and coast near Star Bay (Click here
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unstable slope near Star Bay (Click here
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Eagle Rock and Lands End close view (Click here
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Cactus Bay, Star Bay, and Silver Peak (Click here
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Cactus Bay to Ben Weston Point in distance (Click here
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Cactus Bay to Iron Bound Bay (Click here
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Lands End to Arrow Point (NE side) and Iron Bound Bay (SW
side) (Click here
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Lands End to Silver Peak (Click here
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Northeastern side of Santa Catalina Island (from northwest to southeast)
1 
northwest end of Santa Catalina Island; view from
east (Click here
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2 
Lorenzo Beach to Arrow Point (Click here
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3 
Santa Catalina Island from northwest toward
southeast (Click here
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4 
Arrow Point to Twin Rocks (Click here
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5 
Palos Verdes Peninsula and San Pedro Channel
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6 
Lands End, northwest end of Santa Catalina Island
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Lands End to Black Point (Click here
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Starlight Beach, Black Point, and Silver Peak
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Arrow Point and Stony Point (Click here
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Lands End and Eagle Rock (Click here
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Parsons Landing, Arrow Point, to Long Point in
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Arrow Point, Parsons Landing, and Stony Point
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13 
Mt. Torquemada and Shark Bay in distance (Click here
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Arrow Point and Parsons Landing (Click here
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Black Point to Lands End (Click here
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Emerald Bay to Isthmus Cove (Click here
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Emerald Bay and Sullivan Beach (Click here
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Parsons Landing to Lands End (Click here
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Isthmus Cove and Catalina Harbor (Click here
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Isthmus Cove, Santa Catalina Island (Click here
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Indian Rock and Emerald Bay (Click here
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Emerald Bay and Silver Peak (Click here
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Isthmus Cove and Catalina Harbor (Click here
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Blue Cavern Point and Isthmus Cove (Click here
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Isthmus Cove, Two Harbors village, and Catalina
Harbor (Click here
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close view of Two Harbors (Click here
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Two Harbors (left) to Lands End (Click here
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Blue Cavern Point to Two Harbors (Click here
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Two Harbors and Catalina Harbor (Click here
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30 
isthmus of Santa Catalina Island and Two Harbors
village (Click here
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Pelican Peak to Lion Head Point (Click here
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Rippers Cove (NE side of island) to Shark Harbor (SW side of
island) (Click here
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Paradise Cove and Rippers Cove (Click here
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Lava Wall area coast east of Paradise Cove (Click here
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Lava Wall to Arrow Point (Click here
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Little Gibraltar Beach (Click here
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Little Gibraltar Beach (Click here
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Airport In-The-Sky, Santa Catalina Island (Click here
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Airport In-The-Sky and Mt. Orizaba (Click here
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Airport In-The-Sky (Click here
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coast near Blue Cavern Point (Click here
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Long Point and Hen Rock (Click here
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Twin Rocks and Goat Harbor (Click here
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Twin Rocks and Goat Harbor (Click here
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Twin Rocks and Little Gibraltar (Click here
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Long Point and Button Shell Beach (Click here
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Hen Rock coastal area (Click here
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Long Point and Button Shell Beach (Click here
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Button Shell Beach and Long Point (Click here
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Button Shell Beach and Long Point (Click here
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Button Shell Beach (Click here
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Button Shell Beach (Click here
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White Cove and Moonstone Cove (Click here
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Moonstone Cove and White Cove (Click here
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Moonstone Cove, Santa Catalina Island (Click here
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Moonstone Cove and Mt. Orizaba (Click here
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Moonstone Cove to Button Shell Beach (Click here
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Toyon Bay to Moonstone Cove, and Blackjack
Mountain (Click here
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Toyon Bay and Mt. Orizaba (in sunlight) (Click here
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Avalon and Avalon Bay (Click here
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Avalon Bay to East Mountain (Click here
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Avalon Bay, Pebbly Beach, and East Mountain (Click
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Hamilton Cove, Descanso Bay, and Avalon Bay (Click
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Hamilton Cove (Click here
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Avalon Bay, Avalon, and East Mountain (Click here
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Avalon to Cactus Peak (Click here
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Avalon Bay, Avalon, and San Clemente Island in
distance (Click here
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close view of Avalon Bay and Avalon (Click here
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Pebbly Beach, East Mountain, and Avalon Bay (Click
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Pebbly Beach, East Mountain, Avalon, and Avalon
Canyon (Click here
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Avalon Bay and Divide Road (Click here
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Avalon, canyon and bay (Click here
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Avalon Bay close view (Click here
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Avalon Bay to Hamilton Cove (Click here
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Avalon Bay to Long Point (Click here
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Pebbly Beach, Santa Catalina Island (Click here
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Pebbly Beach area close view (Click here
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Pebbly Beach to Avalon Bay (Click here
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Pebbly Beach and East Mountain (Click here
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Pebbly Beach to Hamilton Cove (Click here
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Jewfish Point and rock quarry at SE end of island
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rock quarry (Click here
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rock quarry to Long Point (Click here
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rock quarry to Mt. Orizaba and Long Point in
distance (Click here
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rock quarry and Jewfish Point (Click here
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close view of rock quarry (Click here
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rock quarry shoreline, close view (Click here
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rock quarry at SE end of Santa Catalina Island
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close view of rock quarry (Click here
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East Mountain and Avalon (Click here
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shipping lane, San Pedro Channel (Click here
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container ship, San Pedro Channel (Click here
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