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pl23_theb1375.jpg

Surf boiling on the reef on the north side of San Salvador Island

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Description

Surf boiling on the reef on the north side of San Salvador Island.Note white cliffs showing above surf line.Are these what Columbus's lookout spied on the morning of October 12, 1492?

Credit

Personnel of NOAA Ship PEIRCE

Display Date

July, 1985

Location

Bahamas Island, San Salvador Island

Collection

America's Coastlines

Keywords

Coastal Views