Southern California (Bathymetry), USA
Southern California is a region in the south of the U.S. state of California, famous for its sunny weather and impressive Pacific Ocean coastal area. This bathymetrical map of Southern California provides information about the underwater local topography.
Southern California is a region in the south of the U.S. state of California, famous for its sunny weather and impressive Pacific Ocean coastal area. This bathymetrical map of Southern California provides information about the underwater local topography. The map shows the depth of the nearshore zone of the Pacific Ocean. The waters off the coast of Southern California are also known as tuna habitat. Tuna is a valuable, caloritropic, schooling, pelagic fish that lives in tropical and subtropical waters. The types of tuna inhabiting the waters of Southern California are albacore or abrego tuna (Thunnus alalunga); yellowfin or yellowtail tuna (Thunnus albacares) and bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus).
Bathymetry Data Source: Digital Elevation Model (DEM) by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).