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Northwestern Channel Islands

Phytoplankton, kelp (and a few oil slicks) color the ocean off of Southern California in the above Landsat 8 image collected on February 1, 2020. The larger islands visible above are San Miguel, Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, and San Nicolas. Click on the image to get a larger, broader version.