San Nicolas Island is possibly the most well-known of the eight Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California — even ... Catalina and Santa Cruz, are just 22 and 20 miles from the ...

they are a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve and form the lion’s share of Channel Islands National Park, California's ...

the captain announces over the radio, as we cut through the inky-blue Santa Barbara Channel back to the California ... Cruz Island, the largest and most diverse of the northern Channel Islands ...