Isla Monserrat

Isla Monserrat
	Satellite map showing the islands in the southern Gulf of California
Waters	Gulf of California
Geographical location	25 ° 40 '47 " N , 111 ° 2' 43" W Coordinates: 25 ° 40 '47 " N , 111 ° 2' 43" W
length	7.5 km
width	3.5 km
surface	19.044 km²
Highest elevation	274 m
Residents	uninhabited

Isla Monserrat , also Isla Monserrate , 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 ").

geography

The island is located 15 km east of the Baja California peninsula and 37 km southeast of Loreto , the main town of the municipality. Neighboring islands are Carmen in the northwest and Santa Catalina in the east, both 20 km away. The closest islands, however, are the two Islotes Las Galeras three kilometers north of the island, only a few hectares in size . Isla Monserrat is 7.5 km long, up to 3.5 km wide and has an area of 19 km². At the southwest end of the island there is a 10 m high lighthouse. It reaches a height of around 274 meters. The uninhabited island is part of the Bahía de Loreto National Park, founded in July 1996, as well as - with 243 other islands - the UNESCO World 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 Monserrat

Individual evidence

↑ Sailing Directions (enroute), Pub. 153 (PDF; English; 3.3 MB) (Accessed January 11, 2011)
^ [1] Map Joint Operations Graphic (Air) , scale 1: 250,000, original information 900 feet
↑ 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) @1@ 2
↑ Entry on the website of the UNESCO World Heritage Center ( English and French ).

[SD-1] Sailing Directions (enroute), Pub. 153 (PDF; English; 3.3 MB) (Accessed January 11, 2011)

[2] [1] Map Joint Operations Graphic (Air) , scale 1: 250,000, original information 900 feet

[3] 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) @1@ 2

[4] Entry on the website of the UNESCO World Heritage Center ( English and French ).