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Anacapa Island Anacapa Island is off the shore of Ventura and Oxnard. Anacapa Island is the island on the left. Anacapa Island is 14 miles off the shore of Ventura. Anacapa Island is 34 degrees latitude, and -119.4 degrees longitude. Anacapa Island is the smallest island out of the Channel Islands. The total area of Anacapa Island is about 5 miles long and ¼ of mile wide.

==The physical appearance of Anacapa Island Anacapa Island is three islets out on the coast of Ventura. When I look at Anacapa Island I see the loch nest monster drifting in the water waiting to snap at its prey. The physical appearance of Anacapa Island is intimidating, because the sheer cliffs, old lava tubes and guano covered rocks. The islets are made up of extrusive igneous rock. Just imagine lava cooling turning into extrusive igneous rock.== The Brown Pelican is an endangered animal. Over the years the Brown Pelican population has shrunk down to a few colonies. Now in days the Brown Pelican is almost not in danger anymore. The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is the smallest of the eight pelican. It is 42-54 in length; it weighs about 6-12 lb. The wingspan on the Brown Pelican is from 6 to 8.2 ft. The next animal I’m going to tell you about is the Blacksmith fish. They can reach 12in in length. They eat algae and zooplankton. The blacksmith Fish have dark blueish black with small black spots on their tails. The Island Morning Glory There are many Anacapa Island plants, but I’m going to focus on these two plants. The Island Morning Glory comes in different colors: pink, purple, yellow, white and red. I would describe the Morning glory as a Greek shield with a little gold point in the middle of the flower. The morning glory can be found on the Channel Islands. The morning glory can grow to 9 meters in length. The scientific name for the morning glory is Calystegia macrostegia s. macrostegia. The Giant Kelp The Giant Kelp is one of the most well know marine plants. Giant Kelp to me looks like a forest of palm trees. Lots of fish, invertebrates and mammals depend on the kelp forest. The giant kelp appeared to mostly in the colder regions, but they suddenly found by the equator. The scientific name for the giant kelp is Macrocystis pyrifera.