Jenessa

** Anacapa ** ** Island **** is a beautiful place to explore and relax. The location of the island is 14 miles off of the **** Ventura ** ** Coast **** (or **** Oxnard **** ). ** ** Anacapa ** ** Island **** the smallest island out of all of the eight islands which are in the boundaries of the **** Channel ** ** Island ****. This island is made entirely out of igneous rock. ** ** Anacapa's Location ** ** The **** Anacapa ** ** Island **** is a part of the Northern islands along with the other three islands. If you were to walk off of **** Ventura **** or **** Oxnard **** ’s Coast, you would see **** Anacapa ** ** Island ****. You would also notice another island called **** Santa Cruz Island **** which is only 5 miles away from **** Anacapa ** ** Island ****. Anacapa is 34* in latitude and -119.4* in longitude. When you look off the coast and you see two islands the **** Anacapa ** ** Island **** is located on the left. **
 * __ Anacapa __** **__ Island __**

**__ Anacapa’s appearance __**

** Anacapa has three islets off the coast of **** Ventura ****. If you look out at **** Anacapa ** ** Island **** from the bird’s eye view or just on the beach it would look like a crocodile or an alligator. One famous thing about Anacapa is its Arch rock. If you were to look at a picture of Anacapa, at the end you would see three small rocks in the back but if you were to go to Arch rock then you would actually see how big it is. Anacapa has been eroded and weathered a lot so it has a few sheer cliffs and jagged rocks. **

**__ Anacapa’s Animals __**

** There are endemic and native animals on **** Anacapa ** ** Island ****. You may not know this but the animals on Anacapa may not be seen in any other part of the world such as Xantus’ Murrelet, the Brown Pelican and the Anacapa Deer Mouse. Xantus’ Murrelet has just thrived on Anacapa. They usually feed on tuna, anchovies, sardines and other various types of fish. They are frightened by oil spills, rats and feral cats but the rats have been decreasing in population because of poisoned bait. The Brown Pelican is a wonderful bird that lives near shore. Their wingspan is 6 feet long and they weigh 3-5 kilograms (kg). Did you know that there are about 7-8 species of pelicans in the world? Their beaks are 23-34 cm long and they have a hooked tip. The Anacapa Deer Mouse has also just thrived on **** Anacapa ** ** Island ****. They are frightened by non- native rats because they could get eaten by them if they are in a fight for the food. You would see there nests in stumps, wood piles and hollow trees. Anacapa Deer Mice are omnivores so they could eat plants and animals. **

**__ Anacapa’s Plants __**

** Anacapa has many beautiful plants surrounding the area and in the area. The **** Island **** Morning Glory is one of Anacapa’s beautiful flowers and in my opinion it looks like a big white blanket with a little light in the middle. There is another plant called the Cliff Aster // (Malacothrix saxatilis v. implicata) //. The Cliff Aster is apart of the sunflower family. The **** Island **** Paintbrush //(Castilleja lanata s. hololeuca)// is in th3e buckthorn family although it may be reclassified. **