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Monterey Bay and its astonishing new aquarium; it's a good time to explore both.
From:
Sunset
| Date:
November 1, 1984
| COPYRIGHT 1984 Sunset Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Why would a group of marine biologists spend seven years and $40 million to build the nation's largest aquarium in Monterey? The answer begins at the bottom of Monterey Bay. Just beyond the rushing waves and drifting fronds of kelp is the head of a submarine canyon deeper than Yosemite Valley, deeper even than the Grand Canyon.
This abyss, called Monterey Canyon (see the fold-out map starting on page 96), fuels one of the West Coast's most diverse ocean environments, tee...
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