Geography
The islands within the park extend along the Southern California coast from Point Conception near Santa Barbara to San Pedro, a neighborhood of Los Angeles. Park headquarters and the Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center are located in the city of Ventura.
The park consists of 249,354 acres (100,910 ha), half of which are under the ocean, and includes the islands of:
- San Miguel 9,325 acres (3,774 ha)
- Santa Rosa 52,794 acres (21,365 ha)
- Anacapa 699 acres (283 ha)
- Santa Barbara 639 acres (259 ha)
- Santa Cruz 60,645 acres (24,542 ha) 76% owned by the Nature Conservancy, 24% by the National Park Service
Read more about this topic: Channel Islands National Park
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