Santa Barbara Channel

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channel marine waterbody

The Santa Barbara Channel is a narrow stretch of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California, known for its rich marine biodiversity, offshore oil platforms, and separation of the mainland from the northern Channel Islands.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
California Bight 0 1

Statements (57)

Predicate Object
instanceOf channel →
marine waterbody →
adjacentTo Carpinteria →
surface form: Carpinteria, California

Goleta →
surface form: Goleta, California

Oxnard, California →
Port Hueneme →
surface form: Port Hueneme, California

Santa Barbara, California, United States →
surface form: Santa Barbara, California

Ventura, California →
borders Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary →
Channel Islands National Park →
hasEcologicalFeature kelp forests →
rocky reefs →
soft sediment habitats →
submarine canyons →
upwelling zones →
hasHistoricalEvent 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill →
hasNavigationHazard dense fog →
heavy vessel traffic →
strong winds →
hasNearbyIsland Anacapa Island →
San Miguel Island →
Santa Cruz Island →
Santa Rosa Island →
hasOffshoreInfrastructure oil platforms →
subsea pipelines →
hasResearchFocus climate change impacts →
marine ecology →
oceanography →
hasResearchInstitutionNearby University of California, Santa Barbara →
isHabitatFor California sea lions →
blue whales →
gray whales →
harbor seals →
humpback whales →
sea otters →
seabirds →
various rockfish species →
isPartOf eastern Pacific Ocean →
surface form: Eastern Pacific Ocean
knownFor frequent marine fog →
offshore oil platforms →
rich marine biodiversity →
shipping traffic →
strong currents →
upwelling-driven productivity →
locatedIn Pacific Ocean →
Southern California →
offCoastOf San Luis Obispo County NERFINISHED →
Santa Barbara County NERFINISHED →
Ventura County NERFINISHED →
partOf California Current →
surface form: California Current system
separates California mainland →
Channel Islands of California →
surface form: Northern Channel Islands
usedFor commercial fishing →
commercial shipping →
offshore oil and gas production →
recreational boating →
whale watching →

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Transverse Ranges → adjacentTo → Santa Barbara Channel →
Prisoners Harbor → bodyOfWater → Santa Barbara Channel →
Devils Peak → hasView → Santa Barbara Channel →
Anacapa Island Lighthouse → locatedInBodyOfWater → Santa Barbara Channel →
Ventura Harbor → locatedOn → Santa Barbara Channel →
Anacapa Island → offCoastOf → Santa Barbara Channel →
Anacapa Island Lighthouse → overlooks → Santa Barbara Channel →
Channel Islands of California → partOf → Santa Barbara Channel →
this entity surface form: California Bight