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Sediment thickness offshore of Carpinteria

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center 2013 (approx.)
Illustrated map shows seafloor data offshore of a coastline, colored in different shades to show thickness of sediment.
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Map B from Sheet 9 of USGS Scientific Investigations Map 3261, “California State Waters Map Series—Offshore of Carpinteria, California,” showing thickness of uppermost Pleistocene and Holocene sediment, from (in this view) white (0–0.1 meters [0–0.3 feet]) to orange (45–47.5 meters [154–156 feet]). Additional information and links to pamphlet and all 10 sheets are available.

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