. The Earth beneath the sea : History . Fig. 5. Photograph by Conrad Limbaugh of sandfall observed in a tributary of San Lucas Canyon. Height of fall estimated as about 5 ft. The gently flowing sand above the fall was found in the lower end of a funnel-like narrow valley at a depth of about 15 to 25 fm. San Lucas Canyon is located off the tip of Lower California. It heads in a small bay of a relatively large fan-filled valley coming down from the high mountains of the southern end of the peninsula. The main canyon head extends into the end of a pier at the small fishing village of San Lucas, a
. The Earth beneath the sea : History . Fig. 5. Photograph by Conrad Limbaugh of sandfall observed in a tributary of San Lucas Canyon. Height of fall estimated as about 5 ft. The gently flowing sand above the fall was found in the lower end of a funnel-like narrow valley at a depth of about 15 to 25 fm. San Lucas Canyon is located off the tip of Lower California. It heads in a small bay of a relatively large fan-filled valley coming down from the high mountains of the southern end of the peninsula. The main canyon head extends into the end of a pier at the small fishing village of San Lucas, as can be seen through the clear water from a plane or from the adjacent ridge. Along the tip end of the peninsula there are several tributaries, one being located off an intermittent tombolo which is occasionally topped by large waves from the open Pacific. At such times quantities of sand are carried across the tombolo and down into one of the tributaries. At the lower end of a funnel-shaped valley
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