Isla Coronados
| Isla Coronados | ||
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 Coronados is the northernmost island above |
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| Waters | Gulf of California | |
| Geographical location | 26 ° 7 '12 " N , 111 ° 16' 22" W | |
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| length | 4 km | |
| width | 2.4 km | |
| surface | 7.213 km² | |
| Highest elevation | 282 m | |
| Residents | uninhabited | |
Isla Coronados is a Mexican island in the southern Gulf of California . Administratively it belongs to the municipality ( municipio ) Loreto in the state of Baja California Sur ("Southern Baja California "). It is not to be confused with Isla Coronado in the north of the Gulf of California.
geography
Isla Coronados is 10 km northeast of Loreto , the main town of the municipality on the Baja California Peninsula ; the southwest tip of the island is only 2 km off the coast of the peninsula. The island is 4 km long, up to 2.4 km wide and has an area of 7.2 km². It is of volcanic origin and consists of a 282 m high volcanic cone in the north of the island and a flat, sandy part in the south with a spit about 1 km long . At the southwest tip of Isla Coronados, Punta el Bajo , there is a 12 m high lighthouse. The majority of the arid and uninhabited island is part of the Bahía de Loreto National Park, founded in July 1996 , only a small part in the north is outside. The island also belongs - with 243 other islands - to the UNESCO World Natural Heritage "Islands and Protected Areas in the Gulf of California" ( Spanish Islas y áreas protegidas del Golfo de California ).
Web links
- A photo of Isla Coronados on flickr
- An aerial view of the island on Panoramio
- Map of the national park with Isla Coronados in the north
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Sailing Directions (enroute), Pub. 153 (PDF; English; 3.3 MB) (accessed on January 14, 2011)
- ↑ Proclamation of the Parque Nacional Bahia de Loreto ( Memento of the original dated November 1, 2004 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF, Spanish)
- ↑ Entry on the website of the UNESCO World Heritage Center ( English and French ).
