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View from space of lower Colorado River delta and northern Gulf of California |
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View from space of Salton Sea, Imperial Valley, Valle de Mexicali and lower Colorado River delta
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View from space, looking south, of Salton Sea, Colorado delta and Gulf of California and Baja California |
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View from space, looking south, of Salton Sea, Colorado delta and Gulf of California and Baja California |
Delta plain, cheniers and Baja California. Image courtesy of NASA |
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Colorado River Delta south of the international boundary. Image courtesy of NASA. |
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Islands composed of shells along delta plain of Colorado River delta, Baja California, Mexico. Photo copyright Karl Flessa, 2000 |
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Mouth of Colorado River, main channel of river. Photo copyright Karl Flessa, 2000 |
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Islands composed of shells along delta plain of Colorado River delta, Baja California, Mexico. Photo copyright Karl Flessa, 2000. |
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Acres of Clams: |
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Shell accumulations on islands of Colorado River delta, Baja California, Mexico. University of Arizona Student Tina Wells in foreground, Punta San Felipe in distance. Photo copyright Karl Flessa, 2000 |
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Shell accumulations on islands of Colorado River delta, Baja California, Mexico. Head for scale. Photo copyright Karl Flessa, 2000 |
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Shell accumulations on islands of Colorado River delta, Baja California, Mexico. Photo copyright Karl Flessa, 2000 |
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Shell accumulations on islands of Colorado River delta, Baja California, Mexico. University of Arizona students Tina Wells and Tim Vidra in foreground, mountains of Baja California in background. Photo copyright Karl Flessa, 2000. |
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Shell accumlations on islands of Colorado River delta, Baja California, Mexico. Head for scale. Mountains of Baja California in background. Photo copyright Karl Flessa, 2000. |
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Shell Close-ups: |
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Close-up of shells of the clam Chione cortezi, the most common clam now found on the Colorado delta. Photo copyright Karl Flessa, 2000. |
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Close-up of shells of the Colorado delta clam, Mulinia coloradoensis, once the most abundant species of clam on the Colorado delta. This species is now rare because of reduction of river flow to the delta. Photo copyright Karl Flessa, 2000. |
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