Chapter 10: Southern Coastlands - Pacific Coastline

Chapter 10 is about the Southern Coastlands region, which Monterey County is not a part of. Because of the location of the region, I am going to talk a bit about the coastline of Monterey County.

Monterey County has 99 miles of Pacific Coastline, which is more than any other California County and part of what makes Monterey County one of the most breathtaking places in the country. Monterey Bay is 19 miles of coastline across at its entrance and about 300-350 feet deep on average. To preserve the coastline, there are laws to protect it. For example, the Pacific Grove coastline is protected as a marine garden fish refuge, and Point Lobos and Carmel Bay are protected as ecological reserves that have strict regulations about fishing or the taking of marine life.

Pacific Coastline from Highway 1

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