The Coronado Islands are a group of islands located 13 km off the northwest coast of the Mexican state of Baja California. Battered by the wind and waves, the rocky islands are mostly uninhabited exce
North Coronado (right background), Central Coronado (left midground), and Pile of Sugar (right midground) viewed from South Coronado (foreground)
South Island contains some of the only structures for the few inhabitants on the islands
At the US-Mexico border. The visible islands are Islas Coronados
The archipelago was first noted by European explorers as "desert islands"
The Southern California Bight is a 692-kilometer-long stretch of curved coastline that runs along the West Coast of the United States and Mexico, from Point Conception in California to Punta Colonet i
Coronado Islands
…foot on the islands is prohibited without special permission from the government. The Coronado Islands are located within the central portion of the Southern California Bight, on the continental margin within Mexico's exclusive economic zone. The islands are exposed continental blocks, produced by the shear zone of the Pacific…
ISS view of the Southern California Bight, which stretches from Point Conception (top left) to Punta Colonet (bottom left)
Mountainous stretch of coastline between Tijuana and Ensenada, Baja California
Coastal fog blankets the city of Ensenada on an April evening. The fog typically evaporates by midday.
A bat ray in a kelp forest located off the coast of San Clemente Island