Tortuga Island, Baja California Sur

Isla Tortuga
	Isla Tortuga
Geography
Location	Gulf of California
Coordinates	27°26′42″N 111°52′51″W / 27.44500°N 111.88083°W
Administration
	Mexico
State	Baja California Sur
Demographics
Population	uninhabited

Isla Tortuga (Tortuga Island) is an island in the Gulf of California, created relatively recently in geologic terms by the volcanism associated with the East Pacific Rise. It lies east-northeast of the city of Santa Rosalía, in Mulegé Municipality. It has a surface area of 11.374 km² (4.39 sq mi).^[1]

Biology

The Tortuga Island rattlesnake (Crotalus tortugensis) is a species endemic to Isla Tortuga — it is found nowhere else. It is very abundant on the island and found everywhere on the island, except in the caldera of the volcano.^[2]

References

^ INEGI: Superficie continental e insular del territorio nacional Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish).
^ Frost DR (2007). "Crotalus tortugensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64336A12771629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64336A12771629.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

External links

Volcanic Ridges off Santa Rosalia, Baja California Sur, Gulf of California

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[1] INEGI: Superficie continental e insular del territorio nacional Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish).

[IUCN-2] Frost DR (2007). "Crotalus tortugensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64336A12771629. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64336A12771629.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

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v t e Islands of the Gulf of California
Baja California	Ángel de la Guarda Islotes Blancos Cabeza de Caballo Cerraja Coronado Gore La Ventana Lagartija Mitlán Montague Pata Piojo Pond Rasa Roca Lobos Salsipuedes San Lorenzo Norte San Lorenzo Sur San Luis Smith Willard
Baja California Sur	Ballena Cayo Coronados Danzante Del Carmen El Coyote El Requesón Espíritu Santo Islotes Las Galeras Gallina Gallo Islitas Jacques Cousteau Las Ánimas Magdalena Monserrate Mosca Pardo Partida Pitahaya San Cosme San Damián San Diego San Francisco San Ildefonso San José Santa Catalina Santa Cruz Islas Santa Inez Santiago Tijeras Tortuga
Sonora	Huivulai San Esteban San Pedro Mártir San Pedro Nolasco Del Tiburón